MarcelNL Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Why a different NUC, why not let go of the format and aim for best sound quality? A NUC decked out with 'special' parts gets expensive real fast too, and CPU with more grunt sounds better and most audio grade parts do not fit in a NUC ( I had to mount the JCat USB card and SSD on the outside without the bottom lid in place. Hi-Fidelity-4-All 1 ISP, glass to Fritz!box 5530, another Fritz!box 5530 for audio only in bridged mode on LPS, cat8.1, Zyxel switch on LPS, Finisar <1475BTL>Solarflare X2522-25G, external wifi AP, AMD 9 16 core, passive cooling ,Aorus Master x570, LPSU with Taiko ATX, 8Gb Apacer RAM, femto SSD on LPS, Pink Faun I2S ultra OCXO on akiko LPS, home grown RJ45 I2S cable, Metrum Adagio DAC3, RCA 70-A and Miyaima Zero for mono, G2 PL519 tube amps. Link to comment
MarcelNL Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I honestly do not know, I think it all depends on what you ae looking to spend/ AKA how wild you want to go. Building a good linear PSU for a NUC is only a bit less expensive as the power draw is lower. My current build in progress is mostly expensive because I want to audition every change and tinker around with most components (I went through 4 different CPU's), surely a high end gaming MB is expensive but when you source your parts from the used market you can keep cost down unless you compare it to a used NUC. Sound wise they are worlds apart, my NUC sounded sweet and pretty good, compared to what I'm now hearing it was shy... ISP, glass to Fritz!box 5530, another Fritz!box 5530 for audio only in bridged mode on LPS, cat8.1, Zyxel switch on LPS, Finisar <1475BTL>Solarflare X2522-25G, external wifi AP, AMD 9 16 core, passive cooling ,Aorus Master x570, LPSU with Taiko ATX, 8Gb Apacer RAM, femto SSD on LPS, Pink Faun I2S ultra OCXO on akiko LPS, home grown RJ45 I2S cable, Metrum Adagio DAC3, RCA 70-A and Miyaima Zero for mono, G2 PL519 tube amps. Link to comment
MarcelNL Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Boomboy 1 ISP, glass to Fritz!box 5530, another Fritz!box 5530 for audio only in bridged mode on LPS, cat8.1, Zyxel switch on LPS, Finisar <1475BTL>Solarflare X2522-25G, external wifi AP, AMD 9 16 core, passive cooling ,Aorus Master x570, LPSU with Taiko ATX, 8Gb Apacer RAM, femto SSD on LPS, Pink Faun I2S ultra OCXO on akiko LPS, home grown RJ45 I2S cable, Metrum Adagio DAC3, RCA 70-A and Miyaima Zero for mono, G2 PL519 tube amps. Link to comment
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