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In Reply to: RE: He has commented on his approach before posted by E-Stat on May 13, 2017 at 07:28:25
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While some of his posts come off as being curt, I've benefited from quite a few suggestions going back to the Touch days.
I'd like to see a photo of his rig since he is also an electrostatic fancier. :)
At least that's my experience from spending much of the early 2000's attending just about every 'audio' show in the western US.
Even got married at CES and just missed having Romy the Cat as 'best man'. =:0
On the LPS front, I'm having good luck with the Jameco Transformer wall wart pictured above (link below).
YMMV and especially if you are running anything but a minimum configurations as it's only 1A. I'm guessing that my set up uses even less than a amp as my 25,000 mAh battery lasts about 48 hours in continuous operation.
Also, I'm sure the MamboBerry DAC is great, perhaps better than the HiFiBerry DAC, but I don't think it would better my Audio-GD Master 11. OK, just guessing but still...
So that means I2S > S/PDIF and the HiFiBerry Digi+ Pro seems to sound pretty good. At least until I can figure out how to get I2S from the Pi board directly to my DAC.
Dynobot suggested using it back in February when I was assembling my RPi. It's quite the deal for a modest amount.
Nice, but just not as clean at the top as a battery IMHO. The uRendu/LPS-1 set the standard in that regard in my systems.
If I ever decide to go with a NAS drive for audio storage, that's would likely be my path as well.
Likely should have done that earlier though, before I blew $2K on a Retina iMac for the wife, as I could have moved the headless Mac Mini to the office and just bought a monitor for it and spent the 2K on AUDIO!
Ah, but I bet your wife loves that 4K display on her Retina iMac!My next computer purchase will likely be an iMac... I'm waiting to see what updates Apple has in store for that product line in the next few months.
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once you have a retina display.
I use it for ripping CDs now and am about to figure out how to move them once they are ripped to the hard drive of 'headless' Mac Mini in the listening room.
Screen sharing is OK for playing music on a headless Mac Mini but not for anything serious.
With everything hooked up to gigabit ethernet, moving stuff around is pretty easy.
I just got LMS running on my Synology NAS... So, now completely removed from all of my Computers. Always stays on, much more stable. I had my NAS running the whole time I was away for the winter. (3 Months)
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Last time I checked, a device like a Synology NAS with a dual core processor, memory and storage *was* a computer.
You simply moved the task to a different computer.
I'm not seeing the advantage of purchasing yet another computer to handle the file storage duties.
To be more precise, I should have said "where I do most of my other computing tasks."But the advantages of a NAS are Huge. Maybe not, if you are not a 'Power User' however.
But for me. (And I also have an i7 Processor that is smaller than a Textbook. - Which actually does sit on my desktop!)
1.) I am not listening to my Power supply Fans or other Case Fans in my Den any longer. I don't have to listen to to the high pitched Whine of a hard drive either.
2.) If you are running Windows like I am, your computer is not on 'All the time' as Windows is constantly giving me updates and re-starting my Machine. I have Multiple users on it and LMS only gets started when I log onto the computer, even though it has been re-started. Also Sometimes I run some Rogue Software that Hangs and Freezes my Machine or goes into a loop and a re-start is required.
3.) I also don't like Streaming from a PC for the same reasons. I prefer a streamer such as an RPi.
4.) My NAS has a RAID system.
5.) Sharing Files is a Breeze, even remotely from anywhere in the World.
6.) My NAS also has excellent Backup Software that runs by itself to 2 other separate drives. All located in the back room of my basement, where I don't have to listen to them.
Maybe a NAS is not for you, but that does not mean they are not extremely useful for others. Especially 'Power Users' that are doing many different things with their computers.
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But the advantages of a NAS are Huge. Maybe not, if you are not a 'Power User' however.
Well, I'm an IT guy who uses my computer daily for a range of applications.
1. My office based computer is far from any listening area and uses an SSD for the OS. If your drives are whining, its time to replace them. OTOH, my computer does add 8 db to the background noise. I have considered replacing the 3.5" drive with a 2.5" drive like my USB backup drives which are silent.
2. I choose the Windows option "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them". I got the monthly Windows update files the night before last and chose to update them while out for a run yesterday.
3. Same here.
4. I once used RAID, but later found that wasteful in my situation. I've yet to experience a drive failure since I proactively check mine and find that weekly backups to offline drives provides protection and vastly increases their life as they run an hour a month vs 24 hrs/day. It would be different, however, in a business setting where transaction files are constantly being updated like that of my clients.
5. Such is the case with any Linux or Windows server. I regularly access a range of company servers for file access. We use a NAS as a backup to the backup. Once completed, it goes offline to prevent attack from malware.
6. Back to point #4. I perform a daily backup my financial data to a collection of USB flash drives. Otherwise, I just don't change the bulk of my files - pictures, music and video very often.
So, yes it might be nice to reduce the sound level a bit while I'm working. :)
We can agree to disagree. I love my NAS and it is the Best thing I have ever done with my home computer system.
I'm glad you're happy with your system. I would not be however.
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If you're making the case that a NAS is a Useless Gadget
Just finding such not required if you already have a capable server which is located away from the music and video systems.
I have a laptop and two iPads, but prefer to enjoy its far larger monitor when using Windows applications. Like now.
I prefer simplicity. One computer accessible by other devices suffices for me. :)
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if all you need is storage, then a NAS is clearly the simplest solution.
In my case, however, I require a PC to run a wide range of applications.
That box just happens to contain plenty of space for all my stuff and happily talks to other boxes around the house. :)
Here is Mine. Latest i7 Skylake Processor... 32 Gig of memory. 256G SSD Drive. At 7 inches square, it doesn't take up much space. Fastest Computer I have ever owned.
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My five foot wide L-shaped desk wouldn't begin to fit in that nook. I can see how in your situation compactness matters. While much larger, my tower based computer is tucked away inside the desk under the "L".
I'm blessed with a dedicated 14 x 17 home office with integrated bookshelves on one wall. But then, I'm not (yet) retired and work in that space every day.
BTW, I ordered a quieter 2.5" 2TB drive to replace the 3.5" unit currently in use with leftover Paypal funds from selling the last Touch. I'll move the old one to a Sabrent USB enclosure used for offline backups that lives in the same space as the tower. I've needed to upgrade the capacity of my offline backup drives, so this is a good migration.
When the time comes to downsize into a new space, your approach makes perfect sense.
The room is quite large..... 12' x 16'. And I used to have a Full Sized Tower PC where the drawers are now. I am just electing to keep things out of View and earshot. I like the Looks of Audio Gear (Especially Tubes). Computer Gear not so Much.
Here is part of the rest of the room. And I do have over 3600 Sq. Ft. of living area. It is more about aesthetics.
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It is more about aesthetics.
Well, my office is more about functionality as it isn't a living space. Having said that, the tower is completely hidden within the desk. What you see is the large monitor along with two printers on a cabinet. And a telescope to one side. Behind me is a large bayed window.
In one bookshelf, you see the dancing lights of the modem and router. The amp driving the in house audio system in located inside one of the built in cabinets on the wall so that is likewise hidden.
I'm not seeing anything.....
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What is seen by those who enter the office is the rear of the desk out from the wall about six feet with the view outside to my back. I don't like staring at a wall. :)Which just happens to face west - hence the poor contrast at this time of day. :)
Some winter pics from the office:
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A picture of my NAS Unit downstairs in my Cabinet. (Dollar Bill for Size reference). It's a 2 Bay Unit Capable of 20TB. LMS runs here. I have run this for over 5 months without a re-start. File sharing is the big Plus Across all windows platforms. Unlike windows which is a royal pain in the ass.
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Indeed drives are pretty small today and more reliable. Not sure of the challenge you face with file sharing.
For work shares (located on servers a thousand miles away), I click on a shortcut from my Win10 laptop.
For home shares, I click on a different shortcut. No pain here. ??
I was referring to setting up File Sharing, Changing, security - Different Windows Versions etc. in Windows. If you are truly interested in why Just Google "Why is Windows File Sharing Such a Pain in the Ass" and you can spend the rest of your life reading.Cut-Throat
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since I've already done it with my network, I really don't need to know how others struggle with it. :) Yes, one needs to wrestle with the many nannies, but I've learned where they are.
My data drive is partitioned into two logical drives: one smaller one with sensitive data and the other, a much larger space with "public" data such as music, video and pictures. I can access the latter remotely from anywhere.
You're STILL welcome...............................;-)
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the Raspberry Pi itself is a computer.
I like the idea of running LMS on the NAS drive, as it is on all of the time and it's managing the music on the drive.
Why not?
Right now I doing much the same thing, running LMS on a headless Mac Mini dedicated to music playback with a Thunderbolt HD hooked to it storing what few (very few) CD rips and downloads I have.
Unlike some here (You know who you are!), I don't subscribe to the 'one size fits all' doctrine as it applies to audio equipment and/or systems.
To each his or her own, sez I.
You're welcome to your own definition of a computer. It runs LMS which requires both processor and memory and contains storage.
like the idea of running LMS on the NAS drive, as it is on all of the time and it's managing the music on the drive.
As does my i7-860 based desktop.
Why not?
I'll repeat my question. Why should I buy another computer system to do the same thing?
the wife would be turning it off every 1/2 hour. :-(
As it is, the Mac Mini and LaCie hard drive are hiding behind the TV so she doesn't know they're on.
the wife would be turning it off every 1/2 hour. :-(
That's a shame. Wifey and I both enjoy using our i7-860 32" monitor system that stays up 24/7. I use the "blank" setting for screen saver. Idle power consumption is less than a quarter per day.
and had $2000 to play with. OK, less a monitor keyboard and mouse.
But still, for playing CD rips, iTunes plus... Wait for it.
Bit Perfect, the $10 plug in that makes iTunes listenable on a Mac.
Granted, there are some other customizations to the Mini specific for audio playback such as things to do with 'integer mode' and partitions that the iTunes plays from, etc. and they do sound better than stock, but still.
If my wife can tell the difference between a CD on the Marantz silver disk spinner and the rip playing from the Mac Mini, and like the Mac much better, I'm sold.
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