I'm seeking comments on a possible system re-configure.
My system uses MinimServer on a NAS to send music to an Auralic Aries, then a Classe CP-800. The last, a DAC/preamp, has PEQ and bass management for subs. Using an OmniMic, I manually set PEQ for room correction. Works fine, within its limitations.
I'm considering switching to JRiver as a DLNA renderer in the audio room, which would provide DSP, including crossovers, and send 4 channels to a Lynx Hilo (swapped from another system). This would give more flexibility in DSP and would position me to move easily to Acourate if I wanted.
Something that deters me up front is the need to maintain another computer. I've been doing it since the first PCs came out, and it's becoming tedious. I was thinking Windows, not because I'm a fan, but because I know it. I've used Linux before but don't know it well and am concerned about its "unknown unknowns."
I will appreciate any thoughts about this. Am I making a mistake? Forgetting anything important? Over- or underestimating the difficulty of any of this?
