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RE: Cost/price of a "generic" Audiostream Syrah-like server

For the $1200, you get:

Switching power supply

Just about the most tinny ssd, never mind what the computer testers say

ssd filter, which is not very good for SQ

One can do better for less. Or splash out on a STEC ssd or similar.

If one really wants to minimise the impact of background services and processess, forget networks, AV software and firewall, don't go on the web, disable all OS security not needed for audio, disable DEP, forget about fancy graphics and don't use an AV player that writes loads of registry entries and creates loads of cache folders, and above all learn how to slim OS oneself and how each step affects sound quality. This way there is no need to use non transparent software that is billed as universally 'optimising'.

And pay a lot more attention on how to separately power PC, SSDs and USB boards with genuinely good power supplioes..


Edits: 06/20/16
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