Previously, I have either used the audio that is onboard the motherboard or used a modest audio card for playing Web files and music through the computer's speaker system.
With a media server that will feed from an audio device of some sort via digital interconnect to my pre-pro that keeps everything in the digital domain until the DACs, I would appreciate recommendations as to the best audio device and I use the term "device" since I already assume from doing some reading that it cannot be a sound card inside the computer due to the digital noise present.
Recording is not a concern at all -- just the capability to send high bit-rate lossless audio files to my MX150 pre is my goal when I build a media server with a goal of at least matching the quality of Redbook CD's that were ripped to FLAC files.
Thoughts/opinions appreciated
Thanks,
MikeSp
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McIntosh MX150 prepro, 3 MC501 amps, 2 MC352 amps, Pioneer Elite Kuro display, Aerial Acoustics Model 9's for mains and CC5 for center, Def Tech BPVX/P side and BPVX rear surrounds, 2 Ref Supercube subs, PF1800 sub, SMS-1 Equalizer, Tivo Premiere XL, PS3, Basement dedicated HT room is slowly nearing completion...
With a media server that will feed from an audio device of some sort via digital interconnect to my pre-pro that keeps everything in the digital domain until the DACs, I would appreciate recommendations as to the best audio device and I use the term "device" since I already assume from doing some reading that it cannot be a sound card inside the computer due to the digital noise present.
Recording is not a concern at all -- just the capability to send high bit-rate lossless audio files to my MX150 pre is my goal when I build a media server with a goal of at least matching the quality of Redbook CD's that were ripped to FLAC files.
Thoughts/opinions appreciated
Thanks,
MikeSp
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McIntosh MX150 prepro, 3 MC501 amps, 2 MC352 amps, Pioneer Elite Kuro display, Aerial Acoustics Model 9's for mains and CC5 for center, Def Tech BPVX/P side and BPVX rear surrounds, 2 Ref Supercube subs, PF1800 sub, SMS-1 Equalizer, Tivo Premiere XL, PS3, Basement dedicated HT room is slowly nearing completion...
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