05-Nov-2014, 22:40
(03-Nov-2014, 22:57)Antoine Wrote:(03-Nov-2014, 18:31)brit Wrote: A work of (musical) art!
Glad that it has worked out so well - all a bit beyond my technical capabilities!!
David
Thank you David! It's probably easy for me to say but building such a machine actually isn't hard at all. And if someone isn't up to it himself we can nowadays often easily find someone close to us who is. Also these kind of machines are built to order/come ready built by suppliers like 'Item Audio' in the UK or 'Small Green Computer' in the US. (these are international examples I know of but there are probably more. I also know of some suppliers in The Netherlands).
Hi Antoine,
Thanks for this. Yes I know Item Audio - I obtained my W4S Server from them.
Perhaps if I had understood more about computer based music earlier, I might have considered a more "bespoke" solution, but at the time I started getting interested, I wanted as simple a solution as possible. I was after something of good audio quality that had good storage, could rip CDs, and offered a simple interface to my Computer and would accept future Hi Res downloads. The W4S ticked all these boxes and was also getting very favourable reviews. I wanted as few boxes as possible and did not want too many complicated (to my mind) software interfaces - I subscribe to the KISS principle ! When fed, via USB, into my D400 it gives, to my ears, a terrific SQ.
David
1. NUC6i5SYH running ROON ROCK > ROON/AIR > Ethernet > Devialet 1000pro Core Infinity> Wilson-Benesch ACT Speakers,
or, as alternative,
2. Wyred4Sound MS-2 Server, Devialet 1000pro Core Infinity, Theta Jade CD Transport, Pure 702ES Tuner, Wilson-Benesch ACT Speakers, misc cables
UK
or, as alternative,
2. Wyred4Sound MS-2 Server, Devialet 1000pro Core Infinity, Theta Jade CD Transport, Pure 702ES Tuner, Wilson-Benesch ACT Speakers, misc cables
UK