Oppo 105 connected to Integra DHC-80.3 Prepro, Crown digital amps, driving Gallo Reference 3.1s, Center, and Surrounds. I also have a Fiio X3 media player which is a pretty nice hardware player, and I use Pulsar media player software on my Samsung (Android) phone and HP Omen 17" laptop. I really like Pulsar - totally free, no ads, and a very well constructed user interface. I tried about 5 or 6 software other players and Pulsar was the best at finding and cataloging my existing library of hi-def file-based music. Very intuitive and easy to use interface to boot!
The system sounds terrific! Having matching speakers/drivers makes for a very cohesive and immersive soundfield. It took me several years to construct the system using pre-owned gear found on Audiogon, Audio Asylum, etc. Everything was in great shape (looked damn near new!) and I paid about 30 cents on the dollar. Your basic budget killer system, heh, heh!!
RW
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 10:58:38 PM UTC-5, Redbeard wrote:
I'm starting to think about building my next audio computer, so I am curious as to how others render their HiDef and surround audio digital files (i.e., FLAC, APE, DSD, ALAC). What hardware, OS and software do you use?
Also, has anyone built a HiDef audio system using a Raspberry PI? Not clear if that's possible, or practical.
Currently I'm running a seven year old homemade computer running an AMD A4-3400 APU, 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 160 GB SSD (Windows 10 boot drive), 10 TB Media HD and Blu-ray drive. I play audio in ISO, DSD & FLAC formats using foobar 2000 > WASAPI output via HDMI.
Other software I use often:
MP3tag - batch tagging.
DVDA Explorer - DVDA ripping
Exact Audio Copy - CD ripping
Audacity - audio editing
AudioMuxer - DVD & Bluray ripping
G-Force - graphic visualizations
My current setup has a nice form factor, little fan noise, fairly low energy consumption and performs well, but graphics could be improved. I'd like to improve on all these characteristics for my new setup.
Advise and comments appreciated!
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