Plug Computers for whole-home audio (was: [GNHLUG] REMINDER: ManchLUG: Tuesday April 19th @ Wings Your Way - Manchester NH)

[Chris]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 09:51, David Miller <david3d at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Marc Nozell (marc at nozell.com) <
> nozell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've played some mp3s using 'mocp' and sounds a distant on one
>> channel(?) but may be something to fix in the alsamixer.  For example
>> listening to 'Face The Face' its like I'm next to the chorus &
>> keyboards and Pete Townshend is off in the distance.  The settings for
>> Master/PCM/Mic are all the same levels in the midrange.
>>
>> As for the optical audio out, I don't have thing to plug into it.
>>
>> FWIW, I've not been successful using arecord to grab sound from the mic.
>>
>> -marc
>>
>>
> The problem with many embedded audio systems, this especially includes
> laptops, is that their power source is typically too close to the audio
> chips and results in a lot of noise.  In a laptop you can hear this by doing
> some experiments of running on power vs on battery.  In something as small
> as a plug computer I would imagine that this would be a problem.  The way
> around this is to use a usb audio interface.  So if you're not happy with
> the on-board sound quality have a look at something like this.
> http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UCA202.aspx.  Amazon has these for
> about $30.
> --
> David
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There's a reason that Behringer products are so cheap.
I would personally never use their products in a live situation, they just
don't have the quality of some more professional equipment.
Just FYI and the experience of an audio technician.

Chris


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