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Poor Man's computer system HW: Gigabyte Brix>Fostex HP-A4>Yamaha AS500>Rogers LS33/AB33 SW: WS2012R2+AudioPhil+ASIO+Foobar2000

hi all, just for info sharing i found about 16bit and 24bit

I had alot of abx here and there..dacs makes the BIG difference and win2k12 + AO is highly recommended!

hi ggking7, compared with caps zuma v3 (same os and dac). Music playback using foobar2000 i can't barely hear any difference both are silent and sound as it should using 2k12 + phil AO. Performance wise, quite limited (celeron proc) i choose foobar2000 as light player.

Hi all, Some brand motherboards now focus on audiophile matters.. Featured clean/low powered usb ports or turn-off usb power on bios setting. GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1150 - GA-B85N (rev. 1.1) This might be a good alternative to dedicated usb cards.

curious about linux as music server..how is SQ compared to windows/osx platforms?

I would choose ifi nano DSD..good to have a DSD dac

HI all, just to share with you all gigabyte brix just released a fanless celeron NUC GIGABYTE - Desktop PC - Mini-PC Barebone - GB-BXBT-2807 (rev. 1.0) I am currently using one installed Windows Server 2012 R2 + Audiophile Optimizer 1.25 + foorbar2000.. This is very cheap and very silent music server for a newbie like me