Audio PC

@lalitk ,

Thanks,. I do have some USB PCIe cards in mind and JCAT is one of them. But that will happen later. Current focus is to build a desktop because the laptop is getting old and I cannot do DSD 512 in the Foobar because of processing capability of that old laptop.

@milpai

Sounds good. I can’t help but feeling excited about your project, please keep us updated on your progress. Good luck!

Thanks @lalitk ,

But tonight I got a message that the compact power supply I ordered is cancelled because it became "out of stock". I was initially disappointed a bit. But then I thought - things happen for good. So now I will look to use a Linear Power Supply to power up the PC. Also will go with a ATX mothernoard instead of micro-ATX motherboard. The goal is to use a Nano160 PSU (DC-DC) and power it with a Linear Power Supply. So the build is going to take some time to start.

Was looking into linear power supplies, but came across this:

AUDIO MYTH - "SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES ARE NOISY"

Any thoughts, based on experiences?

danager,

If you haven't already purchased a MB I would suggest you get one with as many M2 slots as possible.  They vary from 1 to 4.  The PC world is moving away from the traditional hard disk and moving toward solid state and this will future-proof your build.