0 Popular Post billg Posted December 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2019 It's the old story, "everything matters" and these questions are big topics across many forums. But you don't have to try for the end game right from the start. 1. There's a lot of info on this site and on www.jplay.eu on how to build a great server/player pc based system. Some reading will be good for you. For software, use Audiophile Optimizer to tune the operating system and get a quality player such as Jriver, or my favourite Jplay Femto (this is astoundingly good). Windows Server 2019 sounds very good and much better than Windows 10. 2. The dac won't clean up noise or jitter from the pc. An optical connection (toslink) will isolate it from electrical noise and may be a good place to start. You'll need a usb-spdif converter - there are many at any price level. 3. The usb cable matters, but to a lesser extent. You can start with a good quality commercial one and try others out when you're up and running. A good tweak is to unplug the notebook from the wall while listening to audio, just running from the battery. Having no fans is great as they also inject electrical noise. You'll need to decide where to keep your music: internal or external drive or a nas. I remember my first steps well, have fun. Timobi, Al Jones, Marcin_gps and 1 other 4 Link to comment
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