PC as source/transport - post your experiences

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  • adam2434
    adam2434 Posts: 995
    edited May 2008
    Looks like we lost some posts from earlier today.

    So, do you need a router or can you just connect the SB to the PC by wireless or cat5/6? I know nothing about networks or setting one up, so maybe a router is a necessary part of the network. I'll have to research this more if I decide to pursue a SB.

    I also mentioned in a missing post that I will still need my PC's coax spdif bitstream for video files, mp3+g, etc. for files that I select using my projector as a remote display. So, the time and expense running the coax will not be wasted if I get a SB down the road.

    nspindel, thanks for the link to that thread. Nice system!
    5.1 and 2.0 ch Basement Media Room: Outlaw 975/Emotiva DC-1/Rotel RB-1582 MKII/Rotel RB-1552/Audiosource Amp 3/Polk LS90, CS400i, FX500i/Outlaw X-12, LFM-1/JVD DLA-HD250/Da-Lite 100" HCCV/Sony ES BDP/Sonos Connect. DC-1/RB-1582 MKII/Sonos Connect also feed Polk 7C in garage or Dayton IO655 on patio.
    2.1 ch Basement Gym: Denon AVR-2807/Klipsch Forte I or NHT SB2/JBL SUB 550P x 2/Chromecast Audio.
    2.0 ch Living Room: Rotel RX-1052/Emotiva DC-1/Klipsch RF-7 III/Sony ES BDP/LG 65" LED.
    2.0 ch Semi-portable: Klipsch Powergate/NHT SB3/Chromecast Audio.
    Kitchen: Sonos Play5.
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  • adam2434
    adam2434 Posts: 995
    edited May 2008
    I found this website today:
    http://www.computeraudiophile.com/

    Started this thread:
    http://www.computeraudiophile.com/node/482

    I just browsed the site a bit, but plan to dig deeper. Obviously seems to be geared to the kinds of topics in this thread.
    5.1 and 2.0 ch Basement Media Room: Outlaw 975/Emotiva DC-1/Rotel RB-1582 MKII/Rotel RB-1552/Audiosource Amp 3/Polk LS90, CS400i, FX500i/Outlaw X-12, LFM-1/JVD DLA-HD250/Da-Lite 100" HCCV/Sony ES BDP/Sonos Connect. DC-1/RB-1582 MKII/Sonos Connect also feed Polk 7C in garage or Dayton IO655 on patio.
    2.1 ch Basement Gym: Denon AVR-2807/Klipsch Forte I or NHT SB2/JBL SUB 550P x 2/Chromecast Audio.
    2.0 ch Living Room: Rotel RX-1052/Emotiva DC-1/Klipsch RF-7 III/Sony ES BDP/LG 65" LED.
    2.0 ch Semi-portable: Klipsch Powergate/NHT SB3/Chromecast Audio.
    Kitchen: Sonos Play5.
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  • JDOGG
    JDOGG Posts: 433
    edited May 2008
    I rip my cd's to iTunes via loseless, but my ps3 nor my 360 can play that, so I re-rip them in mp3 format 320kbps. Then use the media server feature in WMP to stream the audio via cat6 to my 360/ps3, whichever I feel like listening to.
    Panasonic VIERA 46" 1080p plasma
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Klipsch RF-7(bi-amped)
    Klipsch RF-25
    Xbox 360 with HD DVD
    Playstation 3
    Cobalt Cable
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    Cool link, thanks.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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