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  1. Hi John, The above information is very useful and informative. Thanks for sharing. bbrazil
  2. If source material is 16/44.1, I would see no reason or value added to go with DAC beyond 16/44.1. But that does not mean I'm correct, and will be interested to hear from those more experienced than I.
  3. I agree 100% with you and crisnee. I would be much more inclined to support a "Save the Arts" or "Save the Music" campaign in our schools, communities, etc. Were it not for the music education I received in the public schools, I doubt I would be half the music fanatic that I am today. As we sit here today, the funding of arts in our public schools continues to get slashed (e.g., see, NEA - Arts Education). I grew up in a low-income suburb of Dallas (Garland, TX), mom worked full time and dad worked two jobs to keep food on the table for 4-kids. We had no stereo in the house until I was 15 and got my first job to pay for it (a lovely K-Mart AM/FM tuner w/ hard-wired speakers). No, I do not hate or bash audiophiles, and I consider myself a "lover of music". Nor do I find issue with anyone spending their hard earned money on the best equipment they can afford. I do not however, think the way to get new blood into the audiophile mix has anything to do with so called "high-performance audio" (this phrase used multiple times) as deemed by the "Save the Stereo Campaign". Enjoy the music, bbrazil P.S., I am presently sitting at my desk at work listening to John Coltrane on my Dell laptop, a $15 pair of Logitech speakers and a $2 cable. Certainly not high-performance audio, but a great way to spend the day at work.
  4. I must start by saying I LOVE music, I read about it, I listen to it, I make it and I share with my kids, wife and friends. The "Save the Stereo" project is an interesting concept, maybe, but maybe not. First, what exactly is "high-performance audio" which is used throurought the "Why Save The Stero" article? Until I really understand what is implied with such a phrase, I just don't get it. Then there is the list (in the same article) of 5 specific benefits of listening to recorded music. Give me a break, I grew up with a cheap ass stereo system (in-house and car), always loved and listened to the music and likely recevied the same benefits as said "high-performance audio" user. Also, what about saving "live" music. This is the best quote: "My mission is clear; to make this hobby better, pass it on to the next generation of music lovers, and promote the extraordinary benefits, incredible power, and life-affirming beauty and awe of recorded music on a high-performance audio system. High-performance audio is important and worth fighting for." I do agree that music can do great things for many people, but do not agree that one needs anything resembling "high-peformance audio" to accomplish the end results.
  5. I might be able to offer some help/sugestions, as I've set up a few mpd based servers. Can you provide a bit more information: (1) what exactly doesn't work properly, (2) is your BBB connecting via wired ethernet or wifi to home network, (3) does your mpd.conf file currently point to your music library, (4) when you run mpd -v from terminal/CLI, what happens, (5) is RaspyFi locating your nas and do you have mount set up on BBB. I am not running volumio/Raspyfi on my mpd server, so I'm not sure exactly how raspyfi's mpd.conf file is set up/configured. The more detail you can provide the better.
  6. One other item I forgot to mention above, as I just remembered. I use MusicBrainz to tag all of my audio library files, not sure if that is relevant, but thought I'd add that just in case. Thanks
  7. Hi All, A few months back I purchased two Hi-Res downloads from HD tracks (The Best of the Buckaroos and a Pink Martini's Get Happy). My computer runs Ubuntu linux, so I had to download the HDtracks using Wine (in Linux) to utilize HDtracks downloader format (i.e., HDtracks Downloader.exe). The flacc files were saved to my linux computer hard drive and I was able to play my new music with no problems. [My linux desktop setup: MPD>USB Schiit DAC>AudioEngine A5 speakers.] However, after I uploaded the two albums to my NAS drive (where I store all of my other music files), the flacc files will not play from the NAS server, nor will they play from their original download location on my linux hard drive. I am guessing that there is some sort of copyright protection issue that is previnting this, but can't understand why the original files on my HD no longer work. I am hoping someone in the CA group might have a bit more experience with HDtracks and/or linux, and could offer some thoughts and/or suggestions on my issue. It's not the end of the world, I just hate the fact that I paid for these two downloads and can no longer play the files. Apprceciate any insights. Thanks, Bill
  8. I only used Raspian as it came loaded on the SD card with my R-pi. The goal of my Raspberry-Pi (RPI) server build was low cost ($40 RPI), a minimalist install, had to be headless and very few services running (e.g., MPD and ssh). Thus, my RPI just sits on a shelf next to my equipment (uses very little power) and waits for an mpc client to request some tunes. That's it's only job. As mentioned "4est" there are a few MPD-centric versions of linux for the pi. I have also tested and used the Volumio OS is called "RaspyFi" and it works fairly well right from install, so that may be one option for testing out. So, yes, MPD can be installed on Raspian or any other linux variant (Arch linux, RaspiFi, etc.). The are a few changes you need to make to the mpd.conf file to get things working, set up your usb hard drive to auto-mount and share music folder (or you could download RaspiFi .iso and give it a shot, as most of the MPD set-up/drive mounting stuff is taken care of with the install). Also, check out the Volumio/RaspiFi web page, as they have a list of DACs which allegedly work under RapsiFi. My Schiit DAC (async) works without any fuss under MPD, and have tried with both ALSA and Pulse outputs. I have not experienced any issues with sound quality/performance (purely empirical analysis), but as noted by 4est, the shared USB/ethernet controller could be issue for some. I have a BeagleBone Black on order, and plan to give it a test run soon (I'm an endless tinkerer). In the end, I think there are several options out there (NUC, BB, RPI, old computer, OEM music servers, etc.) and any one might be right for you, all depending on how many things you want to run/do with your server set-up. The most important thing is have fun and enjoy the music. Hope this information helps you wade through some of the chouices.options out there, and am sure there are others on the excellent forum that have more insight than I. Best of luck!
  9. I have tried raspbmc and did not find it to be geared toward the audiocentric user. The same goes for plex, greatfor watching my favorite tv shows, but the music/audio seems to take a back seat with developers. I think Richard answered your main questions above, and agree with his comments. If you have a few days to play around, and don't mind using the linux command line interface, i would recommend MPD. I use the raspian flavor of linux on my pi (which I use headless, no monitor or keyboard), with mpd running as daemon on pi, my music library stored on my NAS and the pi connected to network via wired ethernet. I can access mpd from my desktop computer via ssh (and ncmpc, a text bases mpd client) or use my iphone ( or android device) with a mpd graphical interface. The pi feeds the music through usb to my Schiit modi DAC and from dac to NAD intergrated amp. I know it may seem daunting at first, but with a few hours/days (depending on familiarity with linux) it is not too difficult. Good luck with your endeavor. I you do decide to go mpd route, let me know if I can be any help.
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