You have created in interesting and functional alternative to the hard-drive based music server.
Wow CDs everywhere...What to do?
For me, I finally found the ANSWER to the 'CDs everywhere' problem.
I bought an older model Escient Fireball (E40) and updated it to the latest E2 model software. I then bought 2 of Sony's model CDP-M555ES changers (already had one). And then hooked these 3 changers up to the Escient (via Toslink...the only option on the changers). I connected the Escient to my external DAC via coax.
Now I have ALL of my music in one place, I don't have to type any CD data into the changers, I get a printed out music database via the Escient internal server through the web interface on my PC...and I don't have CD cases all over the place. And to play a CD in my hi-end transport, all I gotta do is select and eject it from the changer into my hands to then pop into my transport. Then back into the changer it goes for safe keeping and more 'casual' playback.
Why wasn't I doing this before?!
I bought an older model Escient Fireball (E40) and updated it to the latest E2 model software. I then bought 2 of Sony's model CDP-M555ES changers (already had one). And then hooked these 3 changers up to the Escient (via Toslink...the only option on the changers). I connected the Escient to my external DAC via coax.
Now I have ALL of my music in one place, I don't have to type any CD data into the changers, I get a printed out music database via the Escient internal server through the web interface on my PC...and I don't have CD cases all over the place. And to play a CD in my hi-end transport, all I gotta do is select and eject it from the changer into my hands to then pop into my transport. Then back into the changer it goes for safe keeping and more 'casual' playback.
Why wasn't I doing this before?!