In this video we look at the causes of poor sound quality in computer audio. To our surprise, it was the computer that was responsible for the raspy digital sound. A computer cannot deliver good sound because a computer is a computational device and not a music streaming device.

Are wireless servers the answer? Not really - there is a phenomena called "wireless jitter". Wireless jitter plus latency will add to the poor sound quality . The problem is exacerbated when sampling rate increase as two to four times data is needed for a single sound byte. We also found latency and jitter issues with a majority of hard drives. However, we did find a few that make great audiophile quality servers. We also discuss the myths and facts behind digital cables.

The only solution is a high speed music streamer and not a computational or wireless device. The Pacific Valve modified NETGEAR EVA 9150 is the solution. With no moving parts, high storage capacity, easy to use browser and low E/M interference, the Pacific Valve / Netgear CyberServer is digitally pure, smooth, accurate and plays digital the way it was meant to be played.