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I’m been working for some time on a switch from my current CD player to a computer based digital front end and need some advice. My PC and storage are on my office, and my stereo is in a separate listening room. For esthetic reasons, I don’t want to have a lot of computer equipment in the listening room. I’m interested in getting high quality sound and have a decent budget. Here is what I have tentatively decided on. Advice is welcome.
Storage: Music files stored on a Synology 412+ in my office. Synology linked to the router by gigabit Ethernet cable.
Router: To be connected to a computer in the listening room by an Ethernet cable. Alternative: might try a wireless connection at first to see how it sounds. Many say that the wireless sounds worse than the wired.
Computer: To be located in the listening room, in order to be able to connect it to the DAC with a USB cable. Options: either a new Mac Mini with 16gbs of RAM and a SSD, or an HP EliteDesk with similar specs. I’m agnostic between PC and Mac, and was leaning toward the Mac until last month’s Absolute Sound which had an article saying that the PCs sounded better than the Mac.
Software: JR Media Center.
Remote control: Ipad. Question: If I use an HP in the listening room, are there any issues controlling it with an Ipad? What application to use for the control?
DAC: Output of PC/Mac into asynchronous USB port of Oppo 105d with Modwright modifications. Output of Oppo 105 into preamp.
The goal is to set up something that is not harder to use than the CD player and hopefully that sounds better. Since I haven’t bought any this stuff yet, I can have the PC/Mac configured when I buy it, but I’m not planning to upgrade parts myself. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
d3
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Topic - Need Help deciding on new System - d3 06:52:09 01/25/15 (23)
- Do you already have the OPPO? - Sordidman 12:19:22 01/26/15 (1)
- RE: Do you already have the OPPO? - d3 20:35:16 01/26/15 (0)
- The DAC/converter is 80% - JeffH 21:07:11 01/25/15 (11)
- And if DAC, as appears to be the case with OP, is already present - then what? - carcass93 05:36:50 01/26/15 (10)
- "Or would you..." - JeffH 07:15:35 01/26/15 (9)
- So now that you have QB9 - do you care about those 20% (staying with your "math")? - carcass93 09:54:19 01/26/15 (7)
- You are right - JeffH 19:48:33 01/26/15 (4)
- Here's the deal: I don't have a problem with your views. - carcass93 18:44:35 01/27/15 (3)
- RE: Here's the deal: I don't have a problem with your views. - Garg0yle 19:07:02 01/27/15 (2)
- You look very young in that picture. - carcass93 19:21:08 01/27/15 (1)
- RE: You look very young in that picture. - Garg0yle 19:50:56 01/27/15 (0)
- RE: So now that you have QB9 - do you care about those 20% (staying with your "math")? - Beetlemania 12:04:07 01/26/15 (1)
- +2 - AbeCollins 16:18:48 01/26/15 (0)
- +1 - AbeCollins 08:41:26 01/26/15 (0)
- "Software: JR Media Center" - any particular reason? - carcass93 08:34:54 01/25/15 (7)
- RE: "Software: JR Media Center" - any particular reason? - Tony Lauck 17:34:37 01/26/15 (0)
- RE: "Software: JR Media Center" - any particular reason? - Bob_C 22:06:15 01/25/15 (0)
- As a former user of Foobar - Beetlemania 17:18:43 01/25/15 (0)
- RE: "Software: JR Media Center" - any particular reason? - d3 09:44:11 01/25/15 (3)
- RE: "Software: JR Media Center" - any particular reason? - Bob_C 22:10:11 01/25/15 (0)
- RE: "Software: JR Media Center" - any particular reason? - Old Listener 18:01:45 01/25/15 (1)
- RE: "Software: JR Media Center" - any particular reason? - Bob_C 22:18:00 01/25/15 (0)
- RE: Need Help deciding on new System - Roseval 07:47:42 01/25/15 (0)
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