timber715 wrote:I guess it can't run on external hard drives alone then. Don't really want my over-clocked cpu running when I want some peace and music, its too noisy due to its 10 fans running
carbondated wrote:What can a Squeezebox do that a computer with a large external drive and digital out can't do? I ask only because I'm trying to decide which option to take.
rtsyrtsy wrote:timber715 wrote:I guess it can't run on external hard drives alone then. Don't really want my over-clocked cpu running when I want some peace and music, its too noisy due to its 10 fans running
Your external drives and computer with 10 fans do not need to be near the Squeezebox for it to run. Your computer and drives can be wherever they need to be then you can just connect everything via Wi-Fi.
timber715 wrote:rtsyrtsy wrote:timber715 wrote:I guess it can't run on external hard drives alone then. Don't really want my over-clocked cpu running when I want some peace and music, its too noisy due to its 10 fans running
Your external drives and computer with 10 fans do not need to be near the Squeezebox for it to run. Your computer and drives can be wherever they need to be then you can just connect everything via Wi-Fi.
true, unfortunately they are in the same room and I don't have another room I can dedicate for either. can you recommend a music player that can use a hdd as a source without turning a computer? something that cost around 30K or less is best. else I'm bound for a small laptop.
Mamimili wrote:My experience with Western Digital (TV Live) is not good
It wiped out 2 hard drives, they said it was an internal chip that overheated
My fault for going the cheap route?
rtsyrtsy wrote:Mamimili wrote:My experience with Western Digital (TV Live) is not good
It wiped out 2 hard drives, they said it was an internal chip that overheated
My fault for going the cheap route?
Mamimili,
I have the WD TV Live. It is connected via Ethernet to an Airport Express which in turn is connected via Wi-Fi to a Network-Attached Storage. So far, after about a year of heavy use, I've not had problems.
The WD TV Live has no hard drives. I'm curious as to which internal chip overheated that destroyed 2 of your hard drives. Was it an internal chip on your WD TV Live or was it some chips on your external drives?
Timber715,
Would you conider an iPod on a dock--no need for hard drive or PC to run while your digital source is running?
Muypogi,
In your recommendation, the Airport Express isn't necessary if Timber715 is willing to connect a netbook directly to a DAC or to a USB to S/PDIF interface like the Halide Design Bridge, M2Tech, Musical Fidelty V-Link, etc.
Mamimili wrote:Per WD repair shop, the chip that regulates the internal power supply.
They could of course tell me anything as they gave a replacement!
rtsyrtsy wrote:Mamimili wrote:My experience with Western Digital (TV Live) is not good
It wiped out 2 hard drives, they said it was an internal chip that overheated
My fault for going the cheap route?
Mamimili,
I have the WD TV Live. It is connected via Ethernet to an Airport Express which in turn is connected via Wi-Fi to a Network-Attached Storage. So far, after about a year of heavy use, I've not had problems.
The WD TV Live has no hard drives. I'm curious as to which internal chip overheated that destroyed 2 of your hard drives. Was it an internal chip on your WD TV Live or was it some chips on your external drives?
Timber715,
Would you conider an iPod on a dock--no need for hard drive or PC to run while your digital source is running?
Muypogi,
In your recommendation, the Airport Express isn't necessary if Timber715 is willing to connect a netbook directly to a DAC or to a USB to S/PDIF interface like the Halide Design Bridge, M2Tech, Musical Fidelty V-Link, etc.
muypogi wrote:Correct, but only if he is willing to have wires running all over the place. The Airport Express is there to remove the wire from the laptop to the DAC, so you can have the freedom to move around as you are wirelessly streaming to the Airport Express. The same is true if you have an iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad. You can send the music wirelessly to the Airport Express.
Kaya lang, for the hi-res club, Airport Express only does 16/44. Pero it converts even compressed files to lossless before it sends it to the DAC. Also, the Airport Express is bit perfect (daw, sabi ni John Atkinson ng Stereophile when he tested the toslink out of the Airport Express to his hyperexpensive setup), so one need not worry about bits being lost here and there. . .
rtsyrtsy wrote:Mamimili wrote:Per WD repair shop, the chip that regulates the internal power supply.
They could of course tell me anything as they gave a replacement!
The external hard drives that you connected to the WD TV Live, were they powered via USB or were they powered with their own switching power supply? If the external hard drive draws power from the WD TV Live (if the external HD is the portable one), then likely, it drew too much power that the power supply regulator blew.
If this is the case, perhaps try a hard drive with its own power supply, e.g. external hard drives for desktops.
Then of course, maybe they gave you replcement hard drives because they liked to keep the fabulous contents on your "broken" hard drive.
Just to get back on topic, my WD Live is connected to a DAC via Toslink. The sound when watching movies ain't bad at all!
rtsyrtsy wrote:
Just to get back on topic, my WD Live is connected to a DAC via Toslink. The sound when watching movies ain't bad at all!
Noel_14 wrote:Here is a simple solution to all your problem
Cayin MT-iP40 Multi-Function Media Player/Dock
The Cayin MT-iP40 is a full multi-function HYBRID media center.
Function:
Build-in USB compliant Burr Brown DAC Chip
i-Pod docking and charging
CD Player
FM tuner
Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
50 watts per Channel power amp
12AU7 Tube pre-amplifier
Two Line inputs
Stereo Sub-woofer connection
Headphone Jack
Front USB connection
Support MP3/WMA via USB
Support CDDA/MP3/WMA via CD
Play Hi-Fidelity music via rear PC-DAC function, computer media centre control via the MT-IP40 remote control.
Dual LED & LCD display system.
Weight: 10Kg.
Dimensions: 345mmx315mmx90mm (WxDxH)
Russ kamusta?
Cheers
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