Computer vs CD/SACD discs

08-09-14: Audiolabyrinth
all computers are problematic, It's the nature of computers,

Boiling water is problematic if you have NO clue.

I will also say I have none, that's because I maintance my computer daily to keep it running tip top, with all this, why would I spend more time with a computer and arrive with more problems from more useage?, I do not desire that at all.

I run Windows and Linux and they just work. The only time I tinker is rip a new CD. What daily maintenance is REQUIRED and you doing?

Computer is a just tool I use to improve quality life. I'm not a nerd and only tinker when required. When I play music, I just launch an app on the iPhone.

Like Tbg said, I guess I too would have reservations if have all these computer problems and no clue what I'm doing.

"Steve, have you compare it to a Bryston BDP-2? Do you know if it buffers data in RAM before play?"

Of course. It is Linux based too, very skinny OS. It beats the Bryston. Bryston is pretty good though.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

joecasey, why would you say no clue what I'm doing for?, Because I know what I'm doing with a computer, I have no computer problems!,I still say, computers are problematic by nature, never have I seen a computer, smart phone, tablet, lap top, that did not need clearing of task, defragment, etc..., My virus protection shows me when it blocks viruses here on audiogon every other day, so I do not understand that anyone would not believe computers are not problematic, cheers.

08-10-14: Audioengr
"Steve, have you compare it to a Bryston BDP-2? Do you know if it buffers data in RAM before play?"

Of course. It is Linux based too, very skinny OS. It beats the Bryston. Bryston is pretty good though.

I found a review ... going to checkout a DX.

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Music isn’t streamed direct from the hard disk. That would result in increased noise and a wandering bit rate at the first step. Instead the Antipodes box uses scripts and MPD tweaks to ensure that music files are guided through the server in a way that keeps timing tight and minimises noise interference. The main scripts are managed and maintained by Andrew Gillis at Vortexbox with whom Jenkins has reaped the benefits of collaborative work scale. Further scripts are added by Jenkins to the final product. You could say that the Antipodes music server babies the signal at every step. The data is read from hard disk to RAM, buffering approximately 1GB. It is then clocked out of RAM to the output card where it is buffered and high-precision reclocked again before being sent to the DAC, which in turn buffers and reclocks it yet again in the—usually asynchronous—USB input. Even as UPnP server pushing digital audio out over its Ethernet connection, Jenkins claims less noise and better sound than a standard Vortexbox appliance.

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Audiolabyrinth, all I can say is that I don't live where you do. I would hate to have to go back to relying on an optical reader with all its errors and other problems.