StanleyB
13-09-2008, 18:47
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Apologies for the quality and untidy mess in the picture. It’s a quick snap with the camera phone of one of my workbenches with my PC-less music server.
A while back I mentioned that I used just a hard drive with my music on it, directly connected to my DAC. This is the set up in use whilst I had to test something.
The HD is loaded up via a PC and can play back both audio and video files. It has a coax output, which I set to PCM for use with the DAC. The HD comes with a remote control so that you can scroll through your music folders and select your track to play.
The content has to be viewed on a display. I am using a TV with an AV input that accepts composite video. The connection method between the two also allows the TV to be used as a music playback medium. So you don’t have to use the DAC to listen to music all the time. Good for quick content scanning of the HD.
There is also a secret folder option;).
Total cost of the HD, TV, and DAC works out at £300. Far more flexible than a PC, and it doesn’t crash.
Apologies for the quality and untidy mess in the picture. It’s a quick snap with the camera phone of one of my workbenches with my PC-less music server.
A while back I mentioned that I used just a hard drive with my music on it, directly connected to my DAC. This is the set up in use whilst I had to test something.
The HD is loaded up via a PC and can play back both audio and video files. It has a coax output, which I set to PCM for use with the DAC. The HD comes with a remote control so that you can scroll through your music folders and select your track to play.
The content has to be viewed on a display. I am using a TV with an AV input that accepts composite video. The connection method between the two also allows the TV to be used as a music playback medium. So you don’t have to use the DAC to listen to music all the time. Good for quick content scanning of the HD.
There is also a secret folder option;).
Total cost of the HD, TV, and DAC works out at £300. Far more flexible than a PC, and it doesn’t crash.