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In Reply to: RE: Another idea to consider... posted by raq on January 12, 2021 at 07:51:26
FWIW, I use Logitech Media Server (LMS) which supports both audio and video content and is free for the download. Mine is hosted on a Synology NAS with a huge (>6 GB) RAM cache.
I find general purpose computers not ideal for music playback duty. I'd rather use small, inherently low noise headless streamers with tiny footprint operating systems optimized for a single duty. Remote control by watch/phone/pad.
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> I find general purpose computers not ideal for music playback duty. I'd rather use small, inherently low noise headless streamers with tiny footprint operating systems optimized for a single duty. Remote control by watch/phone/pad.
Totally with you there. The current computer serving the DAC is a nano Lenovo, fanless and tiny, just a bit larger than the RPI (see attachment). There's the power supply cord and USB going to the DAC, that's it. It runs headless and I RDP into it from my other computers (usually my laptop) or even my Android phone.
one runs a 256 MB Win10 image running all matter of background processes... while the other runs a Linux variant in half that amount of space that stays resident in memory and never swaps.
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