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In Reply to: RE: GRAY AREA - Computers & Hard Disks in the listening room - Pictures posted by AbeCollins on August 26, 2016 at 12:16:37
My music files are on a 1TB external usb SSD drive.
Small, quiet, no hassle.
All I want is a 'file player' I can plug it into.
NO built in dac. NO build in hard drive. NO operating system to boot.
The little Bryson player for $1295 might be along the lines of what I'm looking for. I wish there were more 'simple' player options.
"To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed to Criticize."
-Voltaire
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I hadn't noticed this posting until today.
It sounds like what I'm using an Auraliti PK100. I think it was a bit below
$800 when I got it , but is now close to $1k.
I've been pretty happy with it running it into my Metrum Hex DAC,but it can
also be run using the internal DAC (which I thought sounded at least as good as a few external DACs I'd used).
Computer Audiophile had a nice write up on it that covered a lot of the features it had, so I made a mental "bookmark" of it & eventually ordered it.
The Bryston player is a computer running a Linux operating system that is dedicated to playing music.
Unfortunately there are no low cost ready to play devices similar to the Bryston available to the consumer. However, if you are a bit handy with computers and Linux, it can be done at a very reasonable price.
Various single board computers such as Raspberry Pi and Odroid can be used. Others have used micro ITX or Chromeboxes running Linux. Solid state drives or sd cards may be used to hold the operating system so a spinning harddrive can be avoided.
An example:
The optional '$375' remote control killed it for me.
Other than that it looks like pretty much what I'm looking for (although kind of pricey for what it is).
"To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed to Criticize."
-Voltaire
ie a number of music 1TB ssds powered separately by excellent power supplies.
NO operating system to boot.
Believe me, there will be an operating system behind the scenes. Just leave it ON 24/7 and you won't notice it booting but once. ;-)
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Not built in.
I have dacs. It's like if you could not buy a turntable without a phono preamp built in.
"To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed to Criticize."
-Voltaire
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