Hi everyone,
I have a project in mind and need help getting started.
I want to put together a pc that would hold all of my music and be connected to my amp. My current setup is PC -> Dacmagic100 -> Marantz PM6004 -> Dali Lektor 2. It sound really nice, but my current pc is also used for school work, gaming and browsing the web. I'm looking for something like a dedicated music server.
Here are my questions:
1. Is SSD any better than HDD for audio, other than it's silent?
2. Since it's only gonna be used to play music, do i really need a good processor or would something like a Pentium4 be enough?
3. What are the quietest ways of cooling a PC? Fans are usually pretty noisy so that's a big no no.
4. When ripping music to the computer, does the cd/dvd reader/burner have an impact on quality?
5. Should i rip the music in .flac or .wav? Hard drive space is not really an issue for me.
6. My current setup uses Foobar2000, is this my best option or are there any other softwares that could do the job better?
7. Should i use usb to connect to my DAC or have a motherboard with a digital output?
I know im asking a lot, but im hoping to learn as much as i can to get the best possible sound.
Thanks in advance,
Philippe
P.S. I also use a PS1 as a CD player, i got the first model with the RCA outputs which i read somewhere was a very good CD player for the price. Im hoping not to have to use it after this PC is built, because i don't want to have a TV and a controller laying around all the time.
I have a project in mind and need help getting started.
I want to put together a pc that would hold all of my music and be connected to my amp. My current setup is PC -> Dacmagic100 -> Marantz PM6004 -> Dali Lektor 2. It sound really nice, but my current pc is also used for school work, gaming and browsing the web. I'm looking for something like a dedicated music server.
Here are my questions:
1. Is SSD any better than HDD for audio, other than it's silent?
2. Since it's only gonna be used to play music, do i really need a good processor or would something like a Pentium4 be enough?
3. What are the quietest ways of cooling a PC? Fans are usually pretty noisy so that's a big no no.
4. When ripping music to the computer, does the cd/dvd reader/burner have an impact on quality?
5. Should i rip the music in .flac or .wav? Hard drive space is not really an issue for me.
6. My current setup uses Foobar2000, is this my best option or are there any other softwares that could do the job better?
7. Should i use usb to connect to my DAC or have a motherboard with a digital output?
I know im asking a lot, but im hoping to learn as much as i can to get the best possible sound.
Thanks in advance,
Philippe
P.S. I also use a PS1 as a CD player, i got the first model with the RCA outputs which i read somewhere was a very good CD player for the price. Im hoping not to have to use it after this PC is built, because i don't want to have a TV and a controller laying around all the time.
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