Yeah almost identical, but no native lossless support yet - meaning that the server side decodes the lossless file into full WAV before sending it to the roku. This is what happens when used with the slimserver software (Does the squeezebox do this?). But you do get a LOT of choices - Itunes Share M...

Oh yeah? what about this bad boy?



(MikeC isn't the only audiophile here)

Roku SoundBridge--->Benchmark Audio DAC-1--->Denon 2805--->Boston Acoustics T-1030 X2 Front + Mission 786 Special Edition Surround R+L

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One word: Reserator

You'll be able to ditch the SI-120, GPU fan, and probably all of those nexus fans, leaving you with the PSU fan alone.

Basically the Reserator turns your computer into a dead box which clicks once in a while as the HD accesses something.

really dont know why do they make those honeycomb (or whatever) grills on cases. Why don't they just make some nice round holes, even with no grills at all? EMI certification. No grills means no CE stamp and no FCC class B compliance. Also, cases can get quite flimsy with no grill at all, not to me...

for me the Reserator has been flawless, a large part of this due to the aforementioned compression fittings. I have yet to encounter a better style of fitting ensuring 0 leaks and maximum convenience for the user, and zalman quality is top-notch IMHO. This in contrast to a WC system I ditched after ...

The DAC1 is probably what I'll get -- seems the ticket given that you get a headphone amp, digital preamp and DAC all in one. Encouraging to hear you like yours. I only listen to digital, so plan to use it as a preamp using the balanced connections to my monoblocks. How is yours set up? Yes it is l...

But be warned that some people will spend up to $1000 to get a jitter-free spdif out Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for audiophile grade gear, but as my understanding goes jitter is something that occurs in the actual conversion process and not at the SPDIF source. And whats that thing with galvan...

OK Im willing to admit that speakers can change sound over a period of time, but mostly it is for the worse, not better. People who are "breaking in" speakers for 400 hours to get better bass response are probably just burning up their tweeters so the bass is overemphasized. Amps, especially tube, n...

I find the fact that these people advocate "breaking in" equipment such as speakers, amps, audio and AC cables (!) for 100-800 hours to get better performance completeley laughable. Its like buying a new computer and the salesman tells you, "yeah its a bit slow at first but after 400 hours of foldin...

I can definitely feel for all those audiophiles out there. What I like best is to buy second hand gear off them for peanuts, because they got to have "the next best thing". Nakamichi 6-cd player + Boston Acoustics lc-30 speakers, all for 400$, for example hehe :), oh and I use Ace hardware store 1$ ...

Hi fellow SPCR'ers, I currently own an ABIT NF7-S with XP1700 Palomino, stuck in an old AT case with a Seagate 160GB 7200.7, Zalman Passive NB heatsink. My plan is to buy an Antec Super Lanboy case, Nexus 4090 PSU, Thermaltake Big Water and XP2500 Mobile processor. I want to then remove the 120mm fa...

you might want to try my article here on SPCR on DIY watercooling a pIII

(insert sound of blowing your own horn here )

me? I run a home based recording studio where I do my own projects and some friends stuff.. needless to say I need the computer to be dead silent. When recording with condensor mics with a 136db range even the tiniest amount of noise slips in. I've gone from slowing down fans and duct taping to buil...

just to add my 2 cents, I recieved my Reserator about a month and a half ago and since then it's been performing admirably on my athlon 64 3200+ I can concurr that Zalman have yet another winner under their hands (this is my third Zalman product :D , and not just because I like their ugly logo) 35C ...

For the record, there was a 38 page long discussion (flamefest) over at gearslutz.com (pro-audio site) about the benefits of high end AC cables for audio equipment, so this is pretty tame by comparison :) FWIW, here's a few things I learned from my studio experience - 1. Buy what sounds good to YOU....

It sounds like an rpm monitor in the bios automatically shuts down the server when it senses a fan fail, not overheating since shutdown would have occured only after a few mins of operation.

try connecting a fanmate to the fan or rewire it for 7v operation and see what happens

have fun

just to relate my experiences, I got me a nice ASUS K8V with AMD 64 3200 a week or two ago. This is for studio recording work so silence is very very important here.. Anyway the whole system is sitting in a padded chieftec "dragon" with 1 case fan at 5v in the back and a modded stock psu fan at arou...

Ordered it from a webstore based in Israel, where I live

Needless to say I can't wait till it gets here...now all I need is a fanless or watercooled PSU..hehe

Just couldn't resist... this baby is going to cool my amd64 3200, and I'll be keeping you posted when it arrives. Since I don't need any GPU cooling, I'm gonna be running this one with a modified stock PSU @ 5v..thats gonna be the only fan in the system; We'll see how we do on the HD front..if they ...

perhaps the relatively low waterflow actually *helps* the cooling since the hot water coming from the cpu has time to circulate and rise inside the reservoir instead of being sucked right back into the pump.. This is definitely on my "need to get" list...I already saw it in a czech webstore for arou...

Around 39-40C, quite ok actually..

Just for you SPCR'ers out there, I took some snapshots of my quiet PC setup in the studio. Hope this helps you in your quest - Setup: Case: Chieftec DA01BD (Dragon) Mobo: ECS K7s5A CPU: Athlon XP 1700 Memory: 768MB Mushkin DDR 2100 HD: 1 Segate Medalist 13.3GB 5400 RPM 2 Seagate Barracuda IV 40GB Za...

IMHO there is nothing, absolutely nothing that comes close to the Chieftec dragon/antec cases in terms of quiet pc achievement and DAW building. Lets start with the air intakes that all of you love to complain about in the other cases - The Chieftec has one of the most ventilated designs and still r...

we recommend a quailified electrition and a quailified technition should be on hand to perform the wiring and configuration of the componentry to prevent electricution and possible damage to ones self or desk or even the house. We have had DIY people making a mess of there home built jobs because t...

look at dis:
http://www.deltatronic.info/index.html

Theyre doing the same heatsink-case stuff with heatpipe.
looks totally pro and they've been selling this for quite a while..

thanx for the great tips u guys...will degfinitely check out the NEC's

Wonderful stuff there, you guys (hi btw, 1st post) So here is my story: 1. Upgraded home studio computer (pIII 500) PSU from noname to silentpc.com 230w model = bliss (cpu fan was slot1 "inthebox" model), no case fans. 2. Upgraded studio comp to athlon xp 1700, ecs k7s5a, cheapo thermaltake (8$) cpu...