![]() Even though the 2012 i7 laptop processor was able to cope with the upconversion the extra stress produced an increase in temperature which meant that the fans were now spinning at a very audible speed. ![]() ![]() The computer and the NUC are connected to the router using ethernet.īut DSD256 also created another problem. My playback system consists of a playback computer which upconverts the AIFF files to DSD256 and feeds a small endpoint/buffer NUC which is connected to the DAC over USB. And, because I am renting and can't be laying ethernet cable around the place, I replaced the NAS with a silent SSD in a USB housing that is now connected to the playback computer. First I tried an old BT Hub that I had lying around but it couldn't cope with the strain so I decided to get a Linksys gigabyte wired router which works flawlessly. To deal with the drop outs I decided to create a local wired network for digital audio playback. I was using wireless and was streaming locally from a NAS positioned elsewhere in the house to avoid the mechanical noise, but the new DAC accepts DSD256 and that was too much for the wireless which relies on a cheap mesh network and is under a bit of pressure because children nowadays are online all the time, streaming Spotify, watching Netflix and Youtube or gaming. A recent change of DAC has prompted a massive revolution in my file-playback system.
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