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2-ch rig: Revel Performa3 F208, W4S STP-SE, W4S ST-500, VPI HW-19. Sumiko FT-3, AT-15SS, DIY Pearl Phono, Denafrips Ares II, Daphile on Dell Wyse 5070; Home Theater: JVC DLA-X790, Vapex 100" screen, Sony STR-ZA5000ES, Polk RTiA7, CSiA6, RT-25i height and surround, SVS 25-31PC+; Main Floor TV: Sony XBR-A8H, Pioneer SC-71, Polk R200/R300, RSL Speedwoofer 10E
  • Re: Making a change

    Things are taking shape. The little "thin client" computer is just what I needed. AC wireless, 8gb flash drive, 2gb ram, no fans, plenty fast enough. Loaded Volumio and realized how I neede…
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  • Re: Making a change

    So, I stole an ebay auction this AM for a Dell Wyse 5010 thin client, Fanless, 8GB SSD/2GB RAM, wifi, AMD T48E dual core processor, brand new... $27 shipped. Should still be under warranty from Dell …
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  • Making a change

    For the last few years, I've had an old Dell Laptop sitting on top of my turntable to playback the FLAC/APE/etc files from my NAS (over WiFi). It was a really cheap way to get into the world of …
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  • Re: FS:Ultimate Chromebox/Kodi box units.

    Bump. I still have the Acer CXi Chromebox. Currently configured with 4GB DDR3, 16GB SSD to dual boot Chrome/Kodi (LibreElec). $110 shipped. Can configure with 128GB SSD dual boot Windows 10/Kodi (Lib…
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  • FS: A couple Zotac Zbox mini/nano PCs, for Kodi, Netflix, Plex etc.

    I have put together a couple Z-box nettop PCs. These are miniature PCs that are perfect for running Kodi, Netflix, HBO GO, Foobar2000, etc. They are both capable of smooth 1080P playback. They are bo…
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