Hi guys!
I am just about to take possession of a V-DAC; my system will look like this:
Acer Aspire One > V-DAC > NAD C326BEE > Mission m73
The Acer is running Windows XP. I'm new to whole PC-based hi-fi thing... I mean, I've been playing WMAs as background music whilst I work, but now I want to get my hi-fi streaming audio from my NAS. (My CD collection will be re-ripped as FLAC. I'm planning on using MediaMonkey.)
So, I have a few questions! I'm hoping there are people here who've been down this path before who can offer a little advice.
1a. ASIO. With Windows XP, am I right in thinking that I'll need to install third-party drivers? (Are they built-in with Windows 7?)
1b. If so, which are the best drivers to go for?
2. I'm planning on using the netbook's Wi-Fi for streaming the audio. This should give plenty of bandwidth, right?
3. If I'm connected to the V-DAC using ASIO via USB, am I right in thinking that things like revert effects, equalizer, and even the volume control in MediaMonkey will be inactive? (As the bits will be going straight to the DAC without any processing.) (This is what I want!)
Thanks very much! This should be an exciting process.
I am just about to take possession of a V-DAC; my system will look like this:
Acer Aspire One > V-DAC > NAD C326BEE > Mission m73
The Acer is running Windows XP. I'm new to whole PC-based hi-fi thing... I mean, I've been playing WMAs as background music whilst I work, but now I want to get my hi-fi streaming audio from my NAS. (My CD collection will be re-ripped as FLAC. I'm planning on using MediaMonkey.)
So, I have a few questions! I'm hoping there are people here who've been down this path before who can offer a little advice.
1a. ASIO. With Windows XP, am I right in thinking that I'll need to install third-party drivers? (Are they built-in with Windows 7?)
1b. If so, which are the best drivers to go for?
2. I'm planning on using the netbook's Wi-Fi for streaming the audio. This should give plenty of bandwidth, right?
3. If I'm connected to the V-DAC using ASIO via USB, am I right in thinking that things like revert effects, equalizer, and even the volume control in MediaMonkey will be inactive? (As the bits will be going straight to the DAC without any processing.) (This is what I want!)
Thanks very much! This should be an exciting process.