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  1. I should mention that before you “splurge” on a server license, you could install a free trial edition of Windows server. AO 3 has utility that permits the use of Windows Server 2019 Essential, which is about 1/2 the price of a Standard license, without any reduction in sound quality.
  2. I use Win Server 2019, not Windows 10; however, I connect my music server to my DAC via Ethernet, not USB, and can say that AO 3 absolutely unambiguously improves sound quality for me. The improvement is not subtle. It is obvious and palpable. Regarding your question about disabling remote access services, that would depend upon the customization selections you make during the set up & configuration (any one of which easily can be reset). I have AO configured so that remote access is available. The manual is thorough. I would recommend reviewing it before you try to install. There is a 2 week trial.
  3. While I can not offer a direct comparison to Paul Hynes’, I have used a HD Plex 200W, which offers multiple rails, for nearly 2 years and have found it stable and dependable. I also have a music server computer housed in an HD Plex case; the case offers inputs to power the motherboard from one rail and the SSDs with another. The company provides good customer service.
  4. I run AO and Fidelizer Pro on a Windows Server 2016 Core machine, using an evaluation copy of Windows. I purchased a Retail license of Server 2016, but have had no success installing the Microsoft Product Key. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I first need to “reset” AO? Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks
  5. Sorry I couldn't help more. JRiver has a portable install, also, if memory serves correctly. I took me a many attempts and few months to get everything to load in Win 2016 Core and the experience was frustrating. As I remember, at first I was trying to make the portable installations on a completely separate workstation and move them via a thumb drive to my music server running in Core. That worked for some programs (I think Firefox portable), but not others (JRiver MC, I believe). So...I loaded Windows Server 2016 GUI on the server, created all of my portable installs on it, moved them to a thumb drive, and then installed Win Server 2016 in Core on the music server (starting the install from scratch and completely overwriting the GUI installation) and transferred the portable edition of Firefox and JRiver MC to the core install via the thumb drives (somewhere in there I also loaded Q-Dir, too, but that might have been done via Firefox once I had its portable install operational on the Win 2016 Core). If I recall (no promises here--it has been many, many months), that worked--but it was painful. If it makes you feel any better, my experience was that moving from Win 2012 GUI to Win 2012 Core provided an obviously enhanced sound, but the improvement was subtle and I have an extremely resolving system. Going from Win 2012 Core to Win 2016 Core did not allow me to make an A/B comparison. I think it is better and Phil (in whom I have complete faith and confidence) says it is better and many on this forum concur. But, the enhance audio sound quality performance is subtle between 2012 Core and 2016 Core--it's there, but I believe you are not missing THAT much by remaining in Win 2016 GUI. I know how you feel. I felt like giving up several times, too. Were it not for the help from IT support at my company, I probably would have. I think that in Win 2016 GUI, you get 95% of the benefit for 10% of the pain. There is a diminishing point of return for struggling with Core, unless you are conversant with a command line interface (which I by-pass by using "auto login" in AO). Had I not had (free of charge) assistance from professionals at my work place, I would have done the same as you have.
  6. There are two tricks I learned forum which are helpful when operating in WS2016 core. First, install a freeware program called Q-Dir. It provides an (enhanced) File Explorer that appears in GUI. I find it indispensable. Second, install a browser. Both Chrome and Firefox offer an option to create what is referred to as a “portable” installation, which can be loaded onto a thumb drive and then loaded onto the core machine.
  7. Ifi maintains a sponsored forum on this site. It ordinarily is responsive to comments and inquiries posted there. perhaps you should re-post this question there.
  8. I own the Directstream DAC with Bridge II and a P10 . Both are excellent; service and phone support after sale is strong. The company will credit you for trading in old equipment.
  9. I just visited the highend-audioPC website and was unable to locate a place from which to donate. Can anyone please direct me? Phil: I want to support your efforts.....I appreciate what you’re doing and your hard work. Thank you.
  10. No, I never was able to get JRMC to install in 2016 core; I gave up trying.
  11. Phil: I thank you for this suggestion. Unfortunately, either I did not follow your suggestion properly, or it did not work. I checked and although I already had in the MC22 directory of the Win2016 Core machine a file called "license.dat," I copied it from an existing install from the licensed, registered Win10 machine from which I had made the portable install (I assume that when you refer to the "activation file" that is the file you mean). No luck. Then I noticed that on the Win2016 Core machine, there was no Registry entry in Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software for J. River and on the Win10 machine there was, so I imported the registry settings (REGEDIT works beautifully in Core, by the way). Still, no luck. No matter what I do, I can not get JRiver to register itself or to see itself as registered. Does anyone who has successfully installed JRiver on Win2016 Core have any guidance? I would very much appreciate whatever help those of you have had been able to get the program to run could offer. I flat out am stuck...I am not an IT person and while I am moderately comfortable at a computer, I confess my limitations.
  12. Thanks for your prompt reply; I agree that is unrelated to my problems with JRiver.
  13. Darryl R: Could you kindly describe what steps you took to get the license key to validate? I am experiencing a similar problem with JRiver Media Center running on Win Server 2016 in Core. Thanks
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