Chris Cannam wrote: > My home stereo is a pretty old-fashioned thing, and mostly I like it > that way -- I have a record player that's a bit older than me, a CD > player and amp about a decade old, and a couple of speakers. > Occasionally I plug in a portable mp3 player. > > But I wouldn't mind adding some sort of "proper" box that can play > audio files from hard disc. I suppose I want something that looks and > operates much like a hi-fi component but that is just a PC on the > inside. It must have its own storage, and not just expect to stream > from another computer; must have a display on the front, and not just > expect to be connected to a screen; should be mains-powered and quiet; > CD-style transport buttons and some sort of selector dial on the front > would be nice, rather than requiring a remote; wireless networking > would be nice too; CD drive for ripping handy but inessential. > > Questions: > > 0. This must exist already as a consumer product, right? Where can I buy one? > Hello Chris, The Popcorn Hour C-200 comes really close: http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/index.php?pluginoption=productinfo&item_id=12 > 3. Any thoughts on soundcard hardware for a device like this? > In case of a mediaplayer get a player with optical out and connect it to a decent DA converter. > The Brennan JB7 player (http://www.brennan.co.uk/) is not far off the > sort of thing I'd like, but it has no networking (copying from USB > drives only). > I've read some positive stuff about the Brennan. It is specifically designed for the purpose you describe, but alas, no ethernet or wifi :( Best, Jeremy _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
