aashish351
Well-Known Member
Hi Fellows!
Realizing the many benefits of Digital music and a slight disadvantage of the time required to convert the 500+ CD collection to lossless FLAC/ALAC/MP3, I have decided to make my own Vortexbox CD/DVD Ripping NAS. I have already tested it on Virtualbox and it is every bit as easy and convenient as its said to be. A dedicated small form factor PC which will run the vortexbox OS and serve music directly and through the network.
The components:
1. Intel D425KT Atom CPU/Motherboard Combo - Rs.3800/- (Bitfang)
2. iBall Nettop 009 HTPC Cabinet with 150 W PSU - Rs.1750/- (Rediff)
3. Sony DVD-RW Optical Drive - Rs.1200/- (Bitfang)
4. ADATA DDR3-1333 Mhz 2GB RAM - Rs.800/- (Bitfang)
5. Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD - Rs.1300/- (used - ebay)
6. Vortexbox - Free Download
Total: Rs.9000/- all incl.
The music will be on the external 1 TB Seagate Free Agent Go Flex USB HDD. The internal Vortexbox player will be used to directly play music on the HiFi through a Valab USB NOS DAC. And other users in the house will have an option to stream to any idevice (itunes server), Squeezebox (Logitech Server), or any DLNA client (DLNA Server) all built into the software.
The OS runs headless and controlled through a web interface on any browser. It makes simultaneous version in FLAC/ALAC/MP3 for different stream options and devices. DVDs are also ripped in lossless format with menu structure and can be simultaneously transcoded to MP4.
Lastly, the convenience of a desktop! Can always add/subtract components, try different OS / Software!
Pictures once all the items are delivered....
Realizing the many benefits of Digital music and a slight disadvantage of the time required to convert the 500+ CD collection to lossless FLAC/ALAC/MP3, I have decided to make my own Vortexbox CD/DVD Ripping NAS. I have already tested it on Virtualbox and it is every bit as easy and convenient as its said to be. A dedicated small form factor PC which will run the vortexbox OS and serve music directly and through the network.
The components:
1. Intel D425KT Atom CPU/Motherboard Combo - Rs.3800/- (Bitfang)
2. iBall Nettop 009 HTPC Cabinet with 150 W PSU - Rs.1750/- (Rediff)
3. Sony DVD-RW Optical Drive - Rs.1200/- (Bitfang)
4. ADATA DDR3-1333 Mhz 2GB RAM - Rs.800/- (Bitfang)
5. Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD - Rs.1300/- (used - ebay)
6. Vortexbox - Free Download
Total: Rs.9000/- all incl.
The music will be on the external 1 TB Seagate Free Agent Go Flex USB HDD. The internal Vortexbox player will be used to directly play music on the HiFi through a Valab USB NOS DAC. And other users in the house will have an option to stream to any idevice (itunes server), Squeezebox (Logitech Server), or any DLNA client (DLNA Server) all built into the software.
The OS runs headless and controlled through a web interface on any browser. It makes simultaneous version in FLAC/ALAC/MP3 for different stream options and devices. DVDs are also ripped in lossless format with menu structure and can be simultaneously transcoded to MP4.
Lastly, the convenience of a desktop! Can always add/subtract components, try different OS / Software!
Pictures once all the items are delivered....