![]() I have a double headed USB cable (one leg for power one leg for signal) that I connect to a Gungnir DAC via V-Link 192 with a Stereovox SPDIF cable. No glitches or mysterious software issues on my MBA. iTunes is very fast at ripping CDs (even w/quality parameters max'd out in preferences) and I like the way it handles meta data. There are preference options to ensure good quality rips. iTunes gets criticized mainly (I think) due to association with lossy, compressed, and crappy sounding MP-3 files (I CAN hear that difference, by the way!) But it doesn't have to be that way. I use a MacBook Air and iTunes to rip CDs in ALAC to a pair of Western Digital 2TB Hard Drives (one is back up to the other). Consider my comments representing the "low tech" end of an implementation continuum. I'm probably not your poster child for "audiophilia" as defined by some. AND I tend to prefer lower cost solutions that provide 90% of a benefit rather than way more costly alternatives that will realize the last 10% or so. I tend to take a pretty basic and pragmatic approach to most things audio - which is to say, I don't obsess about audio quality differences that others talk about if I can't hear 'em (e.g., WAV vs ALAC). The way I got unconfused about setting up a digital library was to just jump in and try it. If I do a music server with nas I'd like to keep the price around $2000. I would also consider a Music Server with a nas rig. I have a Macbook Air and a PC laptop and both have dual 2 terrabyte external drives.ģ. I would prefer Mac but would use a PC if it is more future proof. I would also like a program that doesn't take all day to make a copy.Ģ. ![]() I want to make sure they are indexed properly. I'm a jazzhead and have quite a few recordings by the same artists that have recorded multiple versions of the same tune. Which software should I use? I am concerned about speed and indexing. I know that the first step is ripping cds. I play "cuts." I hardly ever play an entire record or cd and would like the ability to choose what's playing from the couch. I'm pretty much ready to just buy a new transport and be done with it.īut. I've spent hours and hours on this forum reading about servers, streamers, music servers, nas systems and modded Mac Minis. At 63 years old I've decided it's finally time to make the move to a digital library.
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