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My daughter had an older Toshiba netbook that she wasn't using - one of those small sub-laptops that were popular before tablets - so I thought I'd try something. I installed Windows 7 (yes-it works!), 2GB of RAM and a 480GB SSD, and then copied over 300GB of FLAC and 320K MP3 files onto it. I have an AudioQuest Dragonfly 1.2 DAC running from the netbooks USB drive into my vintage Sumo Athena preamp, Hafler amp and Infinity IL-40 speakers.
When I got it all together and sat down to listen I was blown away by the sound. Detailed with a wide, deep soundstage, solid bass with a slightly warm lower midrange that brings male voices into the room. Highs are clean and clear and the imaging is rock solid.
Very pleased indeed!
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After playing music for say, 1 hour, just how HOT does the confuser get? If you are working it HARD, you may be cutting into the devices lifetime.
Too much is never enough
It really doesn't get hot at all. I'm also running Fidelizer in it's "Extremeist" mode so all extraneous services are stopped.
A good sign, for sure.
Too much is never enough
Thanks! for sharing.
Congrats! And it wasn't exactly rocket science, was it? You can certainly improve on the sound from there but you're off to a great start. You should visit the Computer Audio (PC Audio) Asylum.
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