RE: Music server questions from a Re-Nubified CA user . . .

Posted by Ugly (A) on January 15, 2017 at 11:49:51

In Reply to: Music server questions from a Re-Nubified CA user . . . posted by JoshT on January 15, 2017 at 10:21:40:

"With that background, is the Mac Mini with Pure Music still considered a state-of-the-art dedicated music server in its current iteration?"

Are you trying to start world war 3? :)

The problem will be in finding consensus on what is considered state of the art now and in the past.

These raspberry pies and micro rendfus feeding your usb dac seems all the rage around here these days.

I know you said you aren't very interested in new tech but if some of it were to offer steps forward in terms of what current trends in state of the art can provide....it might be unwise to ignore it. Time will tell.

The new ethernet stuff looks really interesting to me. Ever since USB dacs started getting popular, and users are trying to share an audio signal ground with a PC is when all hell broke loose. In my opinion we can't get away from usb fast enough. Even the micro rendus stacked on everything else in the universe is apparently still not enough judging by the user posts on this forum. I used to think maybe all the usb stuff would be solved with some good isolators/filters but it sure has become a persistent pain in the neck immune to quite a bit of apparent engineering effort.

Maybe the near future is when we discover ethernet audio is the next big nightmare, maybe not.

I think one of those Merging NADAC's would be pretty bitchen to play around with.

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Topic - Music server questions from a Re-Nubified CA user . . . - JoshT 10:21:40 01/15/17 (19)

Just try Roon for yourself. - spons70ss 16:01:44 01/16/17 (5)

This is most helpful - JoshT 16:20:38 01/16/17 (4)

RE: This is most helpful - spons70ss 17:57:31 01/16/17 (0)

RE: This is most helpful - spons70ss 16:58:40 01/16/17 (2)

Got it! Thanks again. nt - JoshT 17:17:14 01/16/17 (0)

One nice thing about Roon..... - AbeCollins 17:15:26 01/16/17 (0)

My source hasn't changed a lot in 8 years - long - AbeCollins 10:59:05 01/16/17 (2)

Thank you so much Abe. I really am very grateful for all of this . . . - JoshT 15:03:10 01/16/17 (1)

RE: Thank you so much Abe. I really am very grateful for all of this . . . - AbeCollins 16:44:39 01/16/17 (0)

I have about the same source configuration - G Squared 20:58:15 01/15/17 (2)

Thanks! - JoshT 15:20:38 01/16/17 (1)

I agree - G Squared 16:51:28 01/16/17 (0)

RE: Music server questions from a Re-Nubified CA user . . . - Ugly 11:49:51 01/15/17 (6)

OK, well, I guess it's sort of a cry for help . . . - JoshT 21:00:56 01/15/17 (5)

RE: OK, well, I guess it's sort of a cry for help . . . - triodesteve 08:52:17 01/18/17 (2)

Thanks Steve . . . - JoshT 17:02:40 01/18/17 (1)

RE: Thanks Steve . . . - triodesteve 19:34:52 01/18/17 (0)

RE: OK, well, I guess it's sort of a cry for help . . . - Ugly 00:31:49 01/16/17 (1)

It is - AbeCollins 11:58:00 01/16/17 (0)

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RE: Music server questions from a Re-Nubified CA user . . . - Ugly 11:49:51 01/15/17 (6)

OK, well, I guess it's sort of a cry for help . . . - JoshT 21:00:56 01/15/17 (5)

RE: OK, well, I guess it's sort of a cry for help . . . - triodesteve 08:52:17 01/18/17 (2)

Thanks Steve . . . - JoshT 17:02:40 01/18/17 (1)

RE: Thanks Steve . . . - triodesteve 19:34:52 01/18/17 (0)

RE: OK, well, I guess it's sort of a cry for help . . . - Ugly 00:31:49 01/16/17 (1)

It is - AbeCollins 11:58:00 01/16/17 (0)

RE: Music server questions from a Re-Nubified CA user . . .

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