As you might suppose I am in agreement generally with audiotroy. Except that you don't have to spend big bucks to rip the disks. I rip disks (with metadata) easily and maintain my library using JRiver. Also, I have discovered that a laptop can give fine and quiet service provided it is a very simple (and inexpensive) one. I use a 14" ASUS with small eMMC storage and with the screen turned off for playback. I believe this works better than a powerful laptop to minimize computer-generated noise. Great laptop for travel too as its simplicity results in very long battery life. Add a 1TB portable HD and you're in business.
