Article: CAPS v4 Maroubra and Bundoran

[iamimdoc]

Are these devices powerful enough to deal with SACD iso decoding without hiccough?

[iamimdoc]

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I have a similar build as Chris suggested and am very happy! D54250 board, Streacom NC2 fanless case, 16 GB crucial memory and a 256 mSATA for OS only, music on a NAS omni-accessible. External linear supply currently being shipped.

 

Enjoy building!

 

 

For those of us who just want to assemble a device and be done:

1) Can anyone (like dr.mike) who built one of these units give the J. River benchmark score?

2) Does one merely buy a NUC unit, take out the guts and place the guts in a fanless case?

3) Are special techniques like heat conducting paste (as an example) necessary?

4) Anything else to be aware of for those of us who can follow directions but don't do this routinely and are unaware of the subtleties of the artform?

 

Thanks