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In Reply to: RE: And Antipodes servers are expen$ive also. nt. posted by RC Daniel on June 12, 2015 at 21:58:31
Thank you for the information everyone. I am still very unsure what to do now. For a while I was thinking of going with a PS directstream and use my computer, but now I am not sure. If playing via a computer compromises sound quality, then I have to rethink my plan. I thought that going digital would simplify my life, but it seems to be just as complicated.
The quality of "ripping" is affected by computer hardware, software, degragmentation, etc??
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"Going Digital" is, by any definition, complicated.
If you're looking to "simplify things" look elsewhere.That said: I'm a music lover/audiophile with over 40 very active years of participation. I've been on the same road you are contemplating for nearly a year - following a few false starts over the past several years.
I've read this entire thread and have come up with this:
***Carefully read and consider everything "Sordidman" has offered. It is very straightforward info w/o much personal bias or misinfo. You can start small/less complicated and expand.***
What you end up with is up to you and what best meets YOUR needs. What mine looks like is a "transport" in the form of an Auralic Aries, then a DAC/preamp feeding my amplifier(s) which drives the speakers. For now I have a USB drive plugged directly into the Aries. I control the whole show via an app on an iPad, including streaming Tidal via Wi-Fi. Amazingly effective and addictive. I'm listening to more and more varied music than ever. I'm getting great sound and am seriously contemplating letting go of my analog front end and records - shear heresy just a few months ago.
I very well may go the NAS route in the future. It has it's advantages, but I'll do it when I'm ready and have good reason to.
This is, no doubt, "The Future." Best of luck to you on your journey. What you're doing now is same as what I do when I start a project - go into "research mode" and soak up and process as much as I can on the given topic, a very good way to start.
ps: The SACD player route is a blind corner/dead end - already antiquated/very limited.
Enjoy!
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Thank you for the advice. I appreciate the input and I appreciate you taking the time to make your recommendation, doak. But after much contemplation and research, I have decided to go the SACD route. I want something simple, I don't want to download and go between formats, etc. I HATE computers and I know that I will end up being even more frustrated than I am now. Again, thank you everyone for your participation in this discussion.
I can very honestly state: "I understand completely."I have a love/hate thing going with computers, though it's mostly hate.
The Auralic Aries has helped in this respect. However, it remains a small, dedicated computer and computers are still involved with downloading, processing, ripping, etc.Enjoy!
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