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Location: Bergerac, France
Posts: 567
I'm Francois.
Suggestion for a new 'Audio' laptop..?
Hi everyone,
My dedicated music streaming laptop decided to go and meet its maker last night... Fortunately all my music is safely backed up on RAID drive...
Phewww!
Now, the big question is what to replace it with?
I am running a SBT into a rDac.
My previous machine had SBt server and WhiteBear server installed.
And I was pretty happy with it.
Any suggestions from you guys?
Cheers in advance
Francois, Bergerac, France
Source component/s:
Musical Fidelity M1 Dac, Allo Digi One, Sony SCD-XE800, AVID Ingenium Twin arm, Audio Note Arm One, Groovemaster II 12in, Audio Note IQ3 MM, Denon DL103R MC, Croft Basic 25, TQ Iridium Phonostage, Puresound T10 Stepup Transformer, Zavfino majestic tonearm cable
Amplification:
Audio Note OTO PP, Dussun V6i
Loudspeakers:
Triangle Comete ES, Klispch RP600M
Cables/stands:
Quadraspire, Belden 9497
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Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 58
Why use a laptop, why not a nas of some description?
Sod the hi-fi, listen to the music
Captain Tidy
Location: South Wales
Posts: 7,487
I'm the'greatunwashed'.
Well if you want my two penneth worth, it would be don't buy a laptop if you really want the best from computer audio
"People will hear what you tell them to hear" - Thomas Edison
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Location: Valley of the Hazels
Posts: 9,139
I'm AMusicFanNotAnAudiophile.
I can't recommend getting a Zyxel NSA310 highly enough.
One of those, plus a decent size drive (2-3TB) and you're sorted.
The NSA spins down when not being accessed, and what's more Zyxel support LMS, so you're more than happy running your Squeezebox.
The NSA also consumes little power when under full load, so it's economical to drive too
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
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Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
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I'm Keith.
Another vote here for the Zyxel NSA310 - i've been using one with a WD Red 2TB HDD for a few months now and it is excellent.Originally Posted by Stratmangler
Keith
Analogue: Lenco L75 with 'PTP5' top plate in heavy birch ply plinth/re-wired Rega RB300/SAE 1000e HOMC Cartridge/Trans-Fi Reso-Mat/Moth RCM
Files: Voyage MPD/Custom PC/Supra USB/Beresford ASYNCH-1/Beresford TOSlink cable
CDP: Inca Katana SE
DAC: Beresford Caiman MkII (LiPo Battery powered)
Pre-Amp: Croft Micro 25 Power-Amp: Croft Series 7
Speakers: DIY Frugel-Horn Mk3 ('FH3') + REL Strata subwoofer
Headphones: Beyer Dynamics DT990 Pro (250 ohm)/Schiit Asgard Headphone Amp
Cables - Interconnects: Mark Grant G1000HD Speaker Cables: Van Damme Blue
Mains: Belkin PF30/Mark Grant DSP2.5 & DSP1.0 Rack: Target
Office System: HP Win8 Laptop/JRiver/MF V-Link2/Beresford Bushmaster MkII/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 771e
Bedroom System: Raspberry Pi/Raspbrian + MPD/HiFiBerry DAC/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 760i or DIY Hybrid Valve-MOSFET Headphone amp + Sennheiser HD595
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Is it possible to hook up an existing external HD to the Zxyel?
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Location: Valley of the Hazels
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I'm AMusicFanNotAnAudiophile.
Only to transfer data.
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
That's a shame...
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Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2,241
I'm Keith.
The zyxel comes without a HDD installed, so you can simply install your existing (SATA) drive, but you will lose any data on it when it's initialised. You can also add an additional external ESATA drive and use it together with the internal drive in either RAID1 or JBOD (though Zyxel recommend that the two drives are identical, or at least the same speed)
Keith
Analogue: Lenco L75 with 'PTP5' top plate in heavy birch ply plinth/re-wired Rega RB300/SAE 1000e HOMC Cartridge/Trans-Fi Reso-Mat/Moth RCM
Files: Voyage MPD/Custom PC/Supra USB/Beresford ASYNCH-1/Beresford TOSlink cable
CDP: Inca Katana SE
DAC: Beresford Caiman MkII (LiPo Battery powered)
Pre-Amp: Croft Micro 25 Power-Amp: Croft Series 7
Speakers: DIY Frugel-Horn Mk3 ('FH3') + REL Strata subwoofer
Headphones: Beyer Dynamics DT990 Pro (250 ohm)/Schiit Asgard Headphone Amp
Cables - Interconnects: Mark Grant G1000HD Speaker Cables: Van Damme Blue
Mains: Belkin PF30/Mark Grant DSP2.5 & DSP1.0 Rack: Target
Office System: HP Win8 Laptop/JRiver/MF V-Link2/Beresford Bushmaster MkII/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 771e
Bedroom System: Raspberry Pi/Raspbrian + MPD/HiFiBerry DAC/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 760i or DIY Hybrid Valve-MOSFET Headphone amp + Sennheiser HD595
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I am aware I would need to buy a drive for the internal bay but I have an existing WD 2TB external which is pretty much full with music and vids. It's a couple of years old and it connects via USB2. I was sort of hoping I could just plug & play
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