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On 07/23/2010 07:41 PM, Chris Cannam wrote:
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<pre wrap="">My home stereo is a pretty old-fashioned thing, and mostly I like it
that way -- I have a record player that's a bit older than me, a CD
player and amp about a decade old, and a couple of speakers.
Occasionally I plug in a portable mp3 player.
But I wouldn't mind adding some sort of "proper" box that can play
audio files from hard disc. I suppose I want something that looks and
operates much like a hi-fi component but that is just a PC on the
inside. It must have its own storage, and not just expect to stream
from another computer; must have a display on the front, and not just
expect to be connected to a screen; should be mains-powered and quiet;
CD-style transport buttons and some sort of selector dial on the front
would be nice, rather than requiring a remote; wireless networking
would be nice too; CD drive for ripping handy but inessential.
Questions:
0. This must exist already as a consumer product, right? Where can I buy one?
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<pre wrap="">1. Can anyone point me to a small PC case that could be used to build one?
2. What would you use to play audio files (gaplessly) using a
dedicated LCD display as the user interface, on Linux?
3. Any thoughts on soundcard hardware for a device like this?
The Brennan JB7 player (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.brennan.co.uk/">http://www.brennan.co.uk/</a>) is not far off the
sort of thing I'd like, but it has no networking (copying from USB
drives only).
This case: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/htpc_m10.htm">http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/htpc_m10.htm</a> looks like a
smart place to start, but no controls except a hugely overspecified
remote -- obviously for home theatre rather than just audio -- and
expensive for something that isn't really ideal.
Any ideas?
Chris
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Patrick Shirkey
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