ChristopherDuncan Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I am hoping a knowledgeable someone here will give me some much needed advice. I subscribe to Medici TV – a Paris based classical music and live concert streaming service (On-line classical music videos: Opera, ballet, concert). Medici states that it broadcasts in MPEG-4 with AAC audio. My PC laptop is bog standard: Windows 7 home premium, 64bit, Intel Core I3 2.4Ghz with 4Gb RAM. Graphics card / sound devices are just whatever the laptop came with. Output via HDMI to TV and Ferguson-Hill hi-fi. We have high speed broadband and the video is described as high def. What I would like is advice about how to get the best sound out of the received signal. Can I install better software? A better decoder? Are Macs better fitted for decoding MPEG and AAC or can the PC software/hardware be improved? Would it be best to use an external codec? Or is the MPEG4 / AAC stream relatively poor quality and not possible to improve? I would be so grateful for any advice. To anyone who could help me get the best sound – a million extremely sincere thank yous in advance. Best wishes, Chris East Sussex, UK Link to comment
Rexp Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I am hoping a knowledgeable someone here will give me some much needed advice.I subscribe to Medici TV – a Paris based classical music and live concert streaming service (On-line classical music videos: Opera, ballet, concert). Medici states that it broadcasts in MPEG-4 with AAC audio. My PC laptop is bog standard: Windows 7 home premium, 64bit, Intel Core I3 2.4Ghz with 4Gb RAM. Graphics card / sound devices are just whatever the laptop came with. Output via HDMI to TV and Ferguson-Hill hi-fi. We have high speed broadband and the video is described as high def. What I would like is advice about how to get the best sound out of the received signal. Can I install better software? A better decoder? Are Macs better fitted for decoding MPEG and AAC or can the PC software/hardware be improved? Would it be best to use an external codec? Or is the MPEG4 / AAC stream relatively poor quality and not possible to improve? I would be so grateful for any advice. To anyone who could help me get the best sound – a million extremely sincere thank yous in advance. Best wishes, Chris East Sussex, UK Try a Google Chromecast (power it with a powerbank for improved SQ) plug it into the HDMI port of your TV and use an Android device (phone or tablet) to stream from. https://www.google.com/intl/en_my/chromecast/tv/ Link to comment
franz159 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Try a Google Chromecast (power it with a powerbank for improved SQ) plug it into the HDMI port of your TV and use an Android device (phone or tablet) to stream from. https://www.google.com/intl/en_my/chromecast/tv/ It is not clear to me from your post how you send the audio to the HiFi system. Is the chain PC-->HDMI cable -->TV-->Hi-Fi? If this is the case, you might want to consider "splitting" the video and audio paths. For example using a USB DAC connected to your PC and going into the hi-fi form the DAC. You would be in a situation like this Video: PC-->HDMI cable-->TV Audio: PC -->USB DAC-->Hi-Fi In this way you would avoid using the TV built in DAC and you most likely would gain in audio quality. Which USB DAC? There are many choices.. a good entry level could be the AudioQuest DragonFly black or red... but really it is up to you, also depending on how much you are willing to spend. Link to comment
apokrell Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 install windows 1o pro.then install this softwares AO Audiophile Optimizer , Fidelizer pro and process lasso pro.you wiill get the best sound possible from a pc Link to comment
jcbenten Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Many (most?) HD TVs have a digital out (mine is Toslink) to connect to an AVR. The one review I found on Ferguson Hill negates this possibility (analog only inputs). So either go the route of Franz159 recommends or upgrade the AVR and digitally connect the audio. QNAP TS453Pro w/QLMS->Netgear Switch->Netgear RAX43 Router->Ethernet (50 ft)->Netgear switch->SBTouch ->SABAJ A10d->Linn Majik-IL (preamp)->Linn 2250->Linn Keilidh; Control Points: iPeng (iPad Air & iPhone); Also: Rega P3-24 w/ DV 10x5; OPPO 103; PC Playback: Foobar2000 & JRiver; Portable: iPhone 12 ProMax & Radio Paradise or NAS streaming; Sony NWZ ZX2 w/ PHA-3; SMSL IQ, Fiio Q5, iFi Nano iDSD BL; Garage: Edifier S1000DB Active Speakers Link to comment
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