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Warpkitty

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  1. I set this up the other day and it worked fine out of the box. However, I didn't click with MPD, Airplay was fixed at 48 kHz, and my little wireless card (TP-Link WN725N) wasn't working. So after a bit of research I decided to build my own RPi install. Now it's all very good for 44.1 kHz streaming via UPnP (gmediarenderer) and Airplay (shairport) via USB to my Matrix mini DAC. I'm also comparing this solution with a rooted Nexus 7 running USBROM. Both work fine for both Airplay and UPnP for 44.1 kHz material. My DAC doesn't support HiRes files over USB so I can't comment on performance for that. I have a big UNIX background so it was doable for me after some hours of familiarizing myself with RPI's environment, but it always makes me think if I shouldn't have just bought something and spent the time practicing piano! However, I needed something very small and the RPi seems to fit the bill. There's no stuttering or network drop outs in either UPnP or Airplay so that's very good! I might buy an ODAC and a little case so this would effectively give me a $200.00 music streamer with a nice ESS DAC and 2.0 vrms output. I'm assuming the 1 amp charger will be enough to power everything. It was fun though time consuming!
  2. Just map the drive which has the HD files to your Mini. According to the Channel D web page it will work.
  3. I have a simple set up too. I have a Mac Mini with the built in CD drive so I mostly rip CD's with it. The CD drive is flakey, so sometimes I rip CDs with my Macbook Pro and copy the lossless files to the Mac Mini using the "Automatically add to iTunes" feature (I share that folder out to the Macbook Pro). The Mac is the cheapest one they had ... no ssd, extra ram, of faster sata drive. Once the music is nicely ensconced on the built in hard drive of the Mac, I use Airplay to zip it out to an Airport Express which is attached to my DAC where my living room stereo is. All of this is controlled via Apple's Remote app and Apple's built in VNC. When I want to listen to my weird music that no one else likes, I go into a another room with my iPad and use Home Sharing with headphones. Currently I just use the Ipad's audio out for that, but I'm going to get another Airport Express and use Airplay to stream to that and from there to another another DAC and headphone amp. The CCK may be an option too although I don't think so as I like the retain the unencumbered ergonomics of the iPad. Importantly, for backup I periodically send the entire iTunes data to a Drobo which lives in another room. I also run Time Machine now and then, usually after I've ripped a CD. Finally, I subscribe to iTunes Match so I listen to the same library of music at work as well. I'm also thinking of setting up an Amazon S3 backup ... I do not want to have to re-encode and edit the meta data for my classical music library! All of this works very well and since it's all CD audio it's bit perfect! Also, my main wireless router is an Airport Extreme ... so everything is in the Apple ecosystem and works seamlessly.
  4. That's for the confirmation. I'm completely redesigning my stereo after a year of lossless Apple and iTunes. And I see a CD transport in the picture.
  5. Found the answer over at Head-Fi ... yes the BNC is good for S/PDIF output on the source.
  6. Hi everyone, I have a Matrix Mini DAC that's currently fed by an Airport Express via Toslink and I'm thinking of adding a CD transport that has an S/PDIF output. My question is would one connect the S/PDIF to the BNC input on the DAC? If not, what sorts of devices have BNC outputs? Thanks for your enlightenment!
  7. Hi everyone, I've just recently discovered this forum and web site and I'm really enjoying it very much. This is my first post and I have a question about my current "DAC" which is a Roland (Edirol) FA-66. My setup consists of iTunes > Airport Express > Toslink > FA-66 > Genelec 6010a. It's really just a test setup using some of my audio recording and mixing gear for a living room hi-fi experience. I like it very much and it reminds me of my old Linn/Naim gear. It's really that nice! However, I can't really purpose the FA-66 permanently for this as it's used for another audio project, and so I'm wondering what a good substitute would be? I've considered the Benchmark DAC1, Stello, and PS Audio's offerings. But I'm undecided, in fact I am quite confused. Budget wise I can go up to around $1K and I have no issue with buying used gear. I do have a strong preference for internal power supplies too (it's an ergonomic thing). USB is not important as it will be fed by the Airport Express. XLR is also not an issue as the little Genelecs only have RCA. I can get the Benchmark locally but the other DACs will have to come by post. I listen to a wide variety of music but the bulk of my CD collection is classical. All my legal download digital music collection is electronic dance music, however. Any suggestions would be very welcome even saying keep the FA-66 and rehook up your other setup when needed!
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