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If you are not interested in doing any of this wirelessly, i ... Ckoffend
09-11-08
You may want to look into the escient servers. they utilize ... Dearle
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For your purposes, there are really 5 main concerns: 1) wha ... Martykl
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To clarify #5, above - the dac. all servers that i know of ... Martykl
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The first thing you need to do is to calculate your storage ... Rlwainwright
09-11-08: Lokie
I just set mine up. Like the posts mention above, your first decision is to go wireless or hardwired. I decided to hardwire because I can (crawl space and open basement below), more stable and I suspect it's better sonically (but I don't know for sure).
Here's my hardware: Apple G3, one buffalo 500 gig nas, one buffalo 500 gig drivestation turbousb external harddrive, wavelength cosecant usb dac, Iphone as a remote control.
I hardwired the apple to a modem/router which is also hardwired into the Buffalo nas. I have a nas (an external hardrive that can be networked for multiple computers) so that I can access the music database from other computers. Go to Audio Asylum and search "nas" in the digital pc audio forum. The drivestation turbousb is strictly used for back up.
I won't go into all the details of the software but basically you point the apple at the nas so that when you rip cd's it is stored on the nas. And of course you will want to set up Itunes correctly so that you rip the cd's in lossless, etc..
This isn't the only way to do it but, personally, for me, I don't think I can do it any better. It's simple, sounds great and a whole lot of fun. Although a Mac mini would be cool.
A couple of good reads is the pc section of audio assylum (this can be a little overwhelming unless your a geak). Also go to the wavelegth usb dac site.
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Thanks to all who have posted such helpful responses! Jhold
09-11-08
Go to ps audio website and read article in monthly magazine ... Larryken
09-11-08
Jhold - i have new macmini with osx on it and 500gb firewire ... Kijanki
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I,m also a computer idiot. i've been looking into olive opus ... Catahula_bill
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I might be a retard, but it seems to me that none of this st ... Chashmal
09-11-08
I put together a computer with some old parts laying around, ... Slikric3000
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Although i have seen audiophile motherboards, even one that ... Slikric3000
09-11-08
Slikric - wav is not lossless (much less lessloss) . it is ... Kijanki
09-11-08
I dunno, i just tried it for fun not that thats what i want ... Slikric3000
09-12-08
How long does it take to copy and categorize 1000 cd's to a ... Kleech
09-12-08
Imacs appear to be the easiest to set up. when compared to t ... 4est
09-12-08
Chasmal and kijanki, you might be surprised. i'm a vinyl f ... Martykl
09-12-08
Kleech, the way to make it easier is to do a specific number ... Slikric3000
09-12-08
Great question, love the post! i want to know too. Mcgarick
09-12-08
What i would like is a component type box, that has a usb po ... Mcgarick
09-12-08
Martykl - i ended up with benchmark as well. a little unfor ... Kijanki
09-14-08
There are paid services where you send your cds and they do ... Jylee
09-25-08
I am dealer and sell many of these systems i let you try the ... Marcmen
09-25-08
By the way hi have the same spendors the biggest thing music ... Marcmen
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