Small Talk-1 To listen to music with good sound quality on a PC

　A personal computer has an internal circuit that converts digital signals into analog signals for output (DA conversion).　Normally, the analog audio converted by the circuit is listened to through built-in speakers, earphones, or headphones.　Therefore, differences in sound quality are determined by the quality of the circuitry and built-in speakers.　Macs are almost always fine as they are (and can be set up to be even better!). Windows is a very good choice.　On Windows, most of them are generally not good enough to listen to music properly.　So, if you have a Windows PC, you may want to consider a Windows PC,Make the following allowances or fileDownloadand listen to it with the appropriate player.We recommend the following

　The easiest way to listen to music with good sound quality is to externalize the DA conversion that is being processed internally and process it with a device specialized for that purpose.　To do this, connect a USB-DAC or audio interface to the USB port of the computer, and connect earphones, headphones, external speakers, etc. to the output side.

　This method is also very expensive, but for someone like me who doesn't have a great ear, there is no need for such high-end equipment.　I am still using the old Steinberg (subsidiary of Yamaha) UR-22 audio interface.　It's all I need.　I use it because I also need some MIDI input, but if you just want to listen, a reasonably priced USB-DAC will do.　If you are sitting indoors, I would recommend headphones or speakers rather than earphones.　In my case, I mainly use AKG headphones, K712 pro, for monitoring.

　Another method is to use an HDMI cable to directly connect the TV to the PC.　In this way, the TV becomes a sub-display of the PC, and speakers with good sound quality can be used as they are.　However, the resolution of the PC may not match that of the TV, so it is recommended to set the resolution on the PC side to a value close to that of the TV.