I hope everyone here is not heartily sick of elementary PC audio setup questions? If so I apologize in advance as I realize I am late to this party but I am hoping to draw on some of your experience and collective wisdom.
I'm just at the point of making decisions about hardware & need some advice about external hard drives and the best connection formats:
I was planning on using JRiver on a Windows 7 laptop feeding an external DAC via USB 2. I haven't decided on which DAC to use yet but have been looking at the Rotel RDD-1580. Advice or recommendations on the DAC choice & best connection method would be very welcome.
Also, my research suggests that it's preferable to store the music files on an external hard drive. However, I am unsure which is the best way to connect this drive to the PC. My options are via USB 2, Firewire or perhaps eSata via a PC card. The simplest route - in terms of buying an external drive - is USB, but are there any clear advantages to using either firewire or eSata?
TIA!
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Topic - Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Scottson 10:59:38 07/12/14 (40)
- PC Card to USB 3.0 connection? - Scottson 20:50:13 07/14/14 (3)
- RE: PC Card to USB 3.0 connection? - Bob_C 11:03:37 07/15/14 (0)
- RE: PC Card to USB 3.0 connection? - Old Listener 07:20:34 07/15/14 (0)
- RE: PC Card to USB 3.0 connection? - AbeCollins 06:02:49 07/15/14 (0)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Old Listener 08:27:32 07/14/14 (3)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Scottson 08:53:27 07/14/14 (2)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Bob_C 12:28:36 07/14/14 (0)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Old Listener 10:15:59 07/14/14 (0)
- Keep it simple. - StephenJK 18:15:58 07/13/14 (7)
- RE: Keep it simple. - J.Mac 20:10:06 07/13/14 (6)
- Good thing that everyone has freedom to test for themselves, to decide... - carcass93 06:52:50 07/14/14 (5)
- freedom to test for themselves, to decide... - fmak 08:44:09 07/15/14 (1)
- RE: freedom to test for themselves, to decide... - Ugly 22:01:13 07/15/14 (0)
- RE: Good thing that everyone has freedom to test for themselves, to decide... - rick_m 07:38:14 07/14/14 (2)
- My response was already paraphrasing the post I responded to, so... - carcass93 08:16:36 07/14/14 (1)
- RE: My response was already paraphrasing the post I responded to, so... - rick_m 11:27:29 07/14/14 (0)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Bob_C 17:57:28 07/12/14 (23)
- "Not to use USB for your files... - JeffH 18:10:19 07/13/14 (0)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Scottson 17:16:50 07/13/14 (21)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Bob_C 23:14:40 07/13/14 (2)
- It would be better if people would actually listen before they talk - fmak 09:20:24 07/15/14 (0)
- RE: Hardware (& external drive) setup options? - Tony Lauck 07:49:47 07/14/14 (0)
- Before you freak out - JeffH 18:16:58 07/13/14 (17)
- Yes, too much unnecessary freaking out going on around here.... - AbeCollins 18:47:10 07/13/14 (16)
- RE: Yes, too much unnecessary freaking out going on around here.... - Bob_C 23:26:33 07/13/14 (7)
- That's nice but I'm not using a MacBook Air with only 2 ports & one USB controller.... - AbeCollins 07:37:00 07/14/14 (6)
- RE: That's nice but I'm not using a MacBook Air with only 2 ports & one USB controller.... - Bob_C 12:44:25 07/14/14 (5)
- RE: That's nice but I'm not using a MacBook Air with only 2 ports & one USB controller.... - AbeCollins 12:57:50 07/14/14 (4)
- RE: That's nice but I'm not using a MacBook Air with only 2 ports & one USB controller.... - Bob_C 13:13:38 07/14/14 (3)
- RE: That's nice but I'm not using a MacBook Air with only 2 ports & one USB controller.... - AbeCollins 13:17:47 07/14/14 (2)
- RE: That's nice but I'm not using a MacBook Air with only 2 ports & one USB controller.... - Bob_C 13:59:15 07/14/14 (1)
- RE: That's nice but I'm not using a MacBook Air with only 2 ports & one USB controller.... - AbeCollins 14:35:31 07/14/14 (0)
- RE: Yes, too much unnecessary freaking out going on around here.... - Bob_C 23:20:34 07/13/14 (3)
- Useless? Not according to the D/A setup instructions from Charles Hansen of Ayre - nt - AbeCollins 00:12:46 07/14/14 (2)
- RE: Useless? Not according to the D/A setup instructions from Charles Hansen of Ayre - nt - Bob_C 11:31:35 07/14/14 (1)
- RE: Can you stay on topic without the irrelevant snide remarks? - AbeCollins 12:56:36 07/14/14 (0)
- No, no freaking out going on around here.... - Scottson 21:19:46 07/13/14 (3)
- RE: No, no freaking out going on around here.... - AbeCollins 07:41:21 07/14/14 (0)
- The best advice is, of course - be aware of all options available, and try for yourself. - carcass93 07:13:52 07/14/14 (1)
- "Also, it's very easy to see who in this forum" - JeffH 07:55:23 07/14/14 (0)