Looking to optimise my Computer Audio setup. Boy! is it a rabbit hole? Looking at this thread in CA (computer audiophile) is enough to make me faint: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/...y-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/
Audio servers, USB cards, USB cables, streamers, LPS power supply, ethernet regen, network switch, modem, ethernet cables.....
Enough to make me go back to CD players ..... almost
From my light reading of this mammoth thread. You can start go for solutions from $30 and ending up to $30000 server like the OP of the CA thread did. Or move to CD player or Vinyl, let's see where I end up.
I have started with Roon on a 2010 Mac Mini, so lots of scope for improvement.
Started with USB cable......tried a few....found a good one -> Check.
That done: I will start with the cheapest solution, a Raspberry Pi 4, goal is to beat Roon + Mac mini and go on from there. Will try to chronicle the journey here. Would love advice, suggestions etc.
This week: piCorePlayer + LMS versus Roon + Mac Mini
Audio servers, USB cards, USB cables, streamers, LPS power supply, ethernet regen, network switch, modem, ethernet cables.....
Enough to make me go back to CD players ..... almost
From my light reading of this mammoth thread. You can start go for solutions from $30 and ending up to $30000 server like the OP of the CA thread did. Or move to CD player or Vinyl, let's see where I end up.
I have started with Roon on a 2010 Mac Mini, so lots of scope for improvement.
Started with USB cable......tried a few....found a good one -> Check.
That done: I will start with the cheapest solution, a Raspberry Pi 4, goal is to beat Roon + Mac mini and go on from there. Will try to chronicle the journey here. Would love advice, suggestions etc.
This week: piCorePlayer + LMS versus Roon + Mac Mini