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In Reply to: The problem posted by layman on July 14, 2012 at 06:48:03:
You want to rip all of theses CD's ONCE, for sure- it's a ton of time spent! Do rip losslessly and back your rips up to a second HD. I keep my backup HD in my waterproof safe.
Check on computer audio at computeraudiophile.com and especially thewelltemperedcomputer.com for good basic, balanced information you can use.
I am stumped why you wouldn't want a computer around- a "music server" is essentially a midget PC any way you slice it. I'm a cheapskate and use an old laptop PC connected to a big external HD to play music through a USB-to-S/PDIF converter, thence to the digital input of my preamp. I also use that laptop to rip discs and to stream internet radio. The laptop is conveniently set atop my hi-fi credenza thingy. I drilled a hole in the credenza to *almost* invisibly run the power, LAN and USB cables down into the back. The HD and the converter are stashed behind things and the whole affair takes a footprint of about 12 x 14"- Bearette doesn't even hate it and can play her music with a couple clicks and a minimum amount of growling.
I'm pretty sure the settings on the computer are all good and that all the software other than music handling and internet explorer is removed. The laptop is not working hard at all, it never makes ugly noises or hiccups. The smallish (15") screen provides a display of what's cued-up, what's playing, album art, etc. without having the television on. Its pretty inoffensive and sounds really quite good compared to the original CDs.
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- I see the problem! - mr.bear 15:39:54 07/14/12 (2)
- RE: I see the problem! - layman 11:22:56 07/15/12 (1)
- Comment - mls-stl 14:45:08 07/15/12 (0)
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