Better PC Sound

Posted at: Friday 29th February 2008 by Chris Lee

Just how good can PC audio be? Chris Lee investigates how to get the best audio quality from your computer, then pits the humble PC against one of the best CD players on the market.

If you really want to take on a hi-fi at its own game then you should aim to make your PC silent, or at least very quiet. This means looking for a low-noise CPU cooler - you could even consider using a solid-state disk instead of a hard disk. This way, your PC goes one better than even a dedicated CD player, which still has a mechanical CD transport that creates noise.