Computer system


Educate me. I am old school still with CD Player, HT separates and turntable. What is the typical computer setup for CD playback or music storage. Give me some examples how you integrated it into your system
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Computeraudiophile.com has a ton of information about setup options. Chris there is very helpful.

My setup:

1) Drobo multiple hard drive storage system. Automatically creates a mirror copy of files in case one hard drive dies.
2) Additional external 1 TB hard drive that duplicates the music files on the Drobo through an extremely user-friendly program called SuperDuper.
3) Mac Mini that runs iTunes.
4) Altmann DAC connected to the Mini (through the mini earphone jack) via optical cable.
5) I use my iPhone as a remote control. It runs the program "Remote" which uses my home network to access iTunes on the Mini

I rip my CD's through iTunes as lossless (AIFF) files.

Total cost around $3,500, everything brand new. This setup sounds significantly better than my Naim CDS-3 which I sold for $7500.
why don't you use Mac Mini remote?

Hard to see what you are doing if the Mac doesn't have a screen attached (or one that is off when not used).
Kinjanki: I think that's the point of his question. He's assuming that I do have a screen and wondering why I wouldn't just use the Mini's remote.

Mozartrules: Actually, I can boot up the Mini and launch iTunes without ever turning on a computer screen. The way I currently have things set up, I'm using my big screen tv, a rear projection DLP, as my computer screen. I do this so I can watch Netflix instant movies through the Mini. But I prefer to avoid too many on/off cycles, so don't turn it on when I don't have to. I have a smaller computer monitor, but using it would involve switching out the cable every time.

Actually, I prefer using my iPhone as a remote anyway. It's probably just personal preference, but I think I just like to have access to my entire library in the palm of my hands.