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  1. To clarify, Sonically noisy. I kept getting a high-pitched low-level whine from the server through my Audio Research SP3a preamp and Ampzilla amplifier right through to my speakers. This occurred through the motherboard USB connections into an Arcam rDAC as well as through the analog outputs of an ESI Juli@ sound card. The motherboard was powered using a 120v AC-12v DC adapter and pico PSU-90 12v DC-DC ATX power supply. This noise disappeared when used with a 12v battery supply, or when the same pico supply was used on an Asus AT5IONT-I PCIe motherboard, so we figured that (in my system, anyway) the motherboard didn't have sufficient rejection of power supply noise for audiophile use. Tech support suggested that the board might be defective, but the same problem occurred with a replacement sample. Go figure. Noel
  2. I also thought two PCI slots and a PCIe slot would come in handy for future expansion. FWIW, I tried two different examples of the Asus E35M1-M Pro motherboard with a 60 watt pico power supply and found them quite noisy through my system. Worked fine with a 12v car battery as suggested by Jesus R, so I knew it was sensitive to the power supply used, but I thought it wasn't worth the effort long-term. I ended up going back to Chris' suggested Jetway NF96FL-525 motherboard. Cheers, Noel
  3. Thanks, Eloise. You're quite correct, as usual. I wondered how they were able to squeeze so many slots into this motherboard which came up using the search engine. I just read the specs again and the board is 9.6"x7.2" (micro ATX) and I think it'll fit my Antec Fusion case anyway, but for anyone using a Mini-ITX case it will be back to square one. In any case (pun intended) for my own edification, has anyone tried any of the AMD motherboards and is there any difference in sound compared with the Intel Atom boards? Regards, Noel
  4. Hello All, Now that Chris has recently brought out his CAPS v2 build using the Jetway Atom 525 card, we're really impressed with the use of the SOtM PCI-to-USB card and power noise filter. However, I need another PCI slot for the ESI Juli@ card (which I want to use as an A/D converter) and the only dual PCI slot mini-ITX fanless motherboard I can find is this one: the ASUS E35M1-M PRO which has a dual core AMD Hudson 1.6 GHz CPU which I can use with a pico power supply. More importantly, it has 2 PCI and 2 PCIe slots, so that it should be possible to experiment with more advanced output cards, without having to rebuild the server each time better output devices (such as the SOtM) become available. See the ASUS E35M1-MPRO motherboard here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131697 Bottom line is that I wonder whether anyone has tried any of the new AMD Hudson motherboards? Any further thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Noel
  5. Hello all,<br /> I couldn't wait for CAPS v2 and went ahead and built version 1.x about 8 months ago, using an Asus 510NTI Atom 525 motherboard (with a 12v DC power supply) into the USB input of an Arcam rDAC and I'm quite happy with it. <br /> However, I'd like to convert my vinyl collection to digital files and I'm thinking of using the ADI converter of the highly regarded ESI Juli@ card which also unfortunately comes only in a PCI version, as well as experimenting with its D/A capabilities. <br /> As a result, I've been looking at PCIe to PCI adapters, but I don't know what the sound quality hit might be like. Beware that YMMV as far as fitting the card into your case is concerned.<br /> <br /> To Jesus and ValveFan:<br /> I have come up with the Startech PCIe to PCI adapter, available from: <br /> <br /> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6047300&CatId=5507<br /> <br /> as well as Newegg.<br /> <br /> Also to Bob D:<br /> The Asus board is a great one, but has only one PCIe expansion slot, so it depends on what you want to do with it afterwards.<br /> <br /> Regards,<br /> Noel
  6. Hello All, Fresh from the battle of building a music server with invaluable help from Chris and the denizens of this site, I've converted about 200 CD's so far and now turn to the war: converting my LP collection. As a result, I'm looking for a good A/D converter, preferably at reasonable cost. I see that you've mentioned the Furutech GT40 ADC/DCA. Has anyone here tried the NAD PP3 or PP3i (reviewed in Stereophile last October), or would the analog inputs of the Xonar Essence STX card be capable of performing this feat? I'm open to suggestions if there's appreciably better quality equipment available. Thanks in advance. Cheers
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