On Mon, March 25, 2013 8:44 am, Stefan Stefanov wrote: Just about any server is ok at streaming audio. It sounds like you are looking at more of a server to begin with, so start with one of the servers that come with the server apps already on it that you want. What I don't know if where is this music coming from? Another computer? right off the drive? This is important, even with a lowlatency/rt kernel, if the application you are using to listen to the music with doesn't ask for real time, there is no need to go looking for it. Does it matter if the audio comes out of the speakers 5 seconds later than it was played (MP3 streaming has about this latency)? Then the OS is not important. The computer is not that important either, anything faster than 500Mhz will probably do. For listening (no mixing or recording), 16 bit at 48k is all you need, most internal audio IFs will work just fine. (if it is an older ac97, don't use 44.1k) And where is the sound going to? Speakers on the server? or are you streaming through the network to various computers around the home? Streaming is low cpu stuff (especially if the stream is coming from somewhere else) , sound card may be slightly pickier. I guess one should ask if this is more than two channels too. The real question is what exactly are you doing with this audio wise? -- Len Ovens www.OvenWerks.net