Apple Xserve

[aivTO]

I am new to computer audiophile, and would like some help planning my equipment choices. I am considering the following:

 

Xserve –

2.26GHZ Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processor, 6 GB memory, 128GB solid state drive, 3 - 1 TB SATA Apple drive modules. ( not sure if I need the internal RAID or not)

 

Lynx AES16e

 

Berkley DAC

 

My reasoning for going this route is I have a Mac network of computers and would like to use the server for business as well as a music server. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

 

thanks, John

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi aivTO - I strongly advise against an Xserve. They are really loud compared to everything else as they are meant to go into a datacenter. The fans sound like jet engines in a quiet space. In addition I don't recommend using a music server for anything other than serving music. Software does have a sonic effect so I try to keep installed software to a minimum.

 

Lynx and Alpha DAC are a very good combination.

 

[aivTO]

Thanks Chris for the steering me away from this set up. I had no idea about the fan noise. I know the solid state drive would not make any noise but did not know about the server itself.

 

Happy Holidays, John