So i have read tons of article regarding PC as transport and the one that hit me most was
The art of building Computer Transports...Google it....what i tooked away form it was
Hardware: Minimal ....No high speed processor...kinda slower the better...as high frequency wont give distortion...512- 1GB ram is enough(stay with me)....
Minimum wires in the case as it adds to distortion....best case scenario is NO wires everything on Mobo...
software /OS : Minimal...he strips down xp to bare minimum....
what i learned keep one thing for one...if you are using USB for DAC then dont put anything on USB else...so music should come from ethernet....this is my experience
so what i found out
Hardware
Dell optiplex sx260 ...only three wires in PC ...two for fan which i took one off as PC will not be doing much work...and one another wire in back..everything else is MOBO...if interested i can put a picture later...small form factor.. celeron 512MB No DISK PC
also all my music is stored on a FREENAS server
Software
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70052Puppy Linux MPD....my DAc support 24/96 and this PC is able to load up 180MB 24 96 bit file from server without any hiccup
my android phone acts as a client and i can play any song/playlist...
this is my cheapest and the best solution ....
I would ask everyone to give it a try...you wont be dissappointed....
i can surely say this can stand on its own....
what i learned Minimum is most in this case rock solid yes...
