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In Reply to: Need Help deciding on new System posted by d3 on January 25, 2015 at 06:52:09:
not a scientifically deduced percentage by any means, but I found that I had to spend like money to match the SQ of my Wadia cd player. The DAC is the heart of the playback system. Spend mucho $$$$ and get a quality product. Is that giant killer out there?? Heck if I know.I personally use JRiver Media, but there are others that folks use with good success. JRiver has good remote apps for both Android and Apple. They've put a lot of thought into their software and it's a solid player/manager.
Windows or Apple? Choose your poison. Whatever you are most comfortable with is prob a good choice. You'll find out eventually via experimentation. RAM is a good thing.
WAV or FLAC? Try both and find out. Most cannot tell the difference, but some say they can :)) I say FLAC is good and easily tagged.
NAS, USB hard drive or internal hard drive, which sounds better? Put a couple of the same files different locations, listen and make your own decision. Most can't hear a difference. I use a couple WD external USB hard drives with good success.
Save yourself grief and don't use the laptops internal cd/dvd/blue ray drive. They are cheap and break easily. Purchase an external drive to rip with. They do a good job and are easily replicable.
Edits: 01/25/15 01/25/15
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Follow Ups
- 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)
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