Hello. I’m looking for recommendations for vendors dealing in audio PCs. I used to use Carillons, but they folded. I have had a couple built by Studio Cat. Can anyone recommend any other vendors that specialize in PCs for audio and provide good service and support? Thanks for any insight.
PC audio labs.
But its been years so i cant vouch for them these days.
Might help to say what country you’re in.
If the UK, then 3XS Custom Pro Audio Workstations | SCAN UK
Thanks. I was just looking at their website. This seems promising.
Ah, good point. I am located in the US.
I’ve been using PCs from Silent PC for years. Incredibly happy with them.
They actually make DAW PCs:
I personally prefer and use their fanless PCs, specifically this one:
No moving parts, no fans (thus completely quiet), perfect for a studio where things like vocals are recorded.
My PC Audio Labs laptop is by far the worst computer I’ve ever owned. It crashes for various reasons pretty much every day, even if I’m not doing anything taxing (just on the internet, playing a retro game, teaching a class with PowerPoint…only to have all the Mac users ask me why I switched back to PC).
I already sent it back after it failed to boot after a few days, but now it just gets TDR failures even after upgrading all my drivers, and random system kernel failures. And, the screws fall out!!
Looking for a recommendation for a replacement. I’m typing this as it’s recovering from a crash, and it sounds like it’d about yo take off. It’s a piece of crap.
Hi,
looks like you are having fun.
What kind of projects do you have in mind (e.g. huge sample libraries etc?) Laptop or tower? Mac/PC? Budget? Country?
The more info the better.