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Title: PC for Music
Post by: howver1 on January 27, 2015, 01:03:26 pm

Hello All,

I have an extra PC running Win 8.1 Intel i7 3770 with 8gb ram 2tb hard drive I would like to use for music, I am trying to figure out what I will need to connect to my home stereo via ethernet cable. As you probably figured I am using JRiver MC20.
Some input would be greatyl appreciated.

Thank you,
John

Title: Re: PC for Music
Post by: astromo on January 27, 2015, 02:29:44 pm

A bit hard to comment when you haven't explained your end point for you ethernet cable.

Do you have an amp or receiver with an etherent input?

Title: Re: PC for Music
Post by: skifastbadly on January 27, 2015, 02:47:44 pm

I'm guessing what you're missing is the role a DAC plays in all of this.  Essentially, if you want any kind of quality sound, you'll need to get an external DAC.  There's a whole section dedicated to that topic, but the basics are you take the digital sound out of the computer into the DAC via either SPDIF or USB, and the DAC sends the analog signal into your stereo via an aux or tape input.  Make sense?

Title: Re: PC for Music
Post by: ken-tajalli on February 04, 2015, 05:02:45 pm

And
I have not seen any quality DAC's that accept data on a network cable.

Title: Re: PC for Music
Post by: astromo on February 06, 2015, 02:51:55 am

Quote from: ken-tajalli on February 04, 2015, 05:02:45 pm

And
I have not seen any quality DAC's that accept data on a network cable.

I have to a fashion:
http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-mdc-modules/MDC-DD-BluOS-Module (http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-mdc-modules/MDC-DD-BluOS-Module)

Proprietary streaming system though.

Title: Re: PC for Music
Post by: kolia on February 15, 2015, 09:57:29 am

You should have a look at Rendu gear http://www.rendu.sonore.us/rendu.html (http://www.rendu.sonore.us/rendu.html)

Title: Re: PC for Music
Post by: ken-tajalli on March 01, 2015, 08:36:38 am

OK I admit Sonore equipment is good and qualifies, but the NAD is just a module!