Article: Computer Audiophile Pocket Server C.A.P.S. v4 Pipeline

[joelha]

Great stuff, Chris.

Can't wait to tear into the details of your article.

In the meantime, is there a preference between going USB out of a USB card or if your DAC has an XLR input or would it make more sense to output from a quality card with an XLR output straight to the DAC?

If XLR is a better option for such DAC's, which card(s) would be recommended as the best?

Thanks,

Joel

[joelha]

Chris,

In considering the theory that the less resource intensive a server, the better.

And also considering that you've posted on the Beagle Bone Black (BBB), do you have a sound quality preference between that device and the Pipeline server you've written about?

I'd have to believe, for the cost, that the Pipeline server is sonically preferable, but I'd prefer not to assume.

What do you say?

All the best,

Joel