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In Reply to: RE: Most important component for a music server system posted by bryan on November 02, 2009 at 16:38:44

a computer and DAC. So IMO in decreasing order of importance are:
1. Music
2. Computer
3. Lossless format (AIFF for Mac; WAV or FLAC for Windows)
4. Player software
5. DAC
6. Computer/DAC interface components
But everything matters. From a fidelity point of view most users will focus on the best DAC/interface they can afford and there are excellent choices in all price ranges.
Assuming you rip your CDs in all three formats (AIFF, WAV, and FLAC), which you can do simultaneously with dBpoweramp, you will have a firm and flexibility foundation for future computer audio changes or upgrades.
Hopefully you will spend most of your time listening to music, but ripping CDs or digitizing LPs will take a significant amount of time and if possible, you only want to do it once.
Future technological changes or personal upgrades should not consume much time or worry. Upgrade when the sonic improvement is more than justified by the price. If a simple iPod is all that you need for a music server, who am I to complain.

Edits: 11/03/09

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RE: You are likely to spend the most money on - bryan 14:36:27 11/03/09 (1)
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