Dear all,
I would like to hear your ideas - i love the idea of having music stored on a pc (some currenly already ripped / downloaded - some still on cd) or server but I want to keep it simple as I am already running out of sockets and have little space - this is for a static caravan!!
I have looked at possibly buying an Olive 3 HD but the review on these pages made me think twice - and I cannot afford the 4HD. The other idea I have is to buy a good quality dac like a benchmark or ps audio digital link.
my current system is Linn Classik and Linn Kans - so why such an expensive dac - because if I switch from CD to PC i want it to be an upgrade of sound quality and not a downward slide. If it does not sound BETTER then I will not bother! Also I thought with a good dac at the heart I could later build a better system around it and add a power amp etc
so the question is would a good dac via my pc into the LINN make a big difference or would something like an Olive sound as good as the Classik (which does still sound pretty good)? I did like the idea of of a Linn Sneaky - but this involves a NAS and server and sounds like a hastle to set up - i would rather keep it simple if possible. Anyone heard a benchmark or ps audio etc through a classik? the downside is I could not use the Linn Classik cd player thruogh the dac - i dont think?
thanks in advane
Mond
I would like to hear your ideas - i love the idea of having music stored on a pc (some currenly already ripped / downloaded - some still on cd) or server but I want to keep it simple as I am already running out of sockets and have little space - this is for a static caravan!!
I have looked at possibly buying an Olive 3 HD but the review on these pages made me think twice - and I cannot afford the 4HD. The other idea I have is to buy a good quality dac like a benchmark or ps audio digital link.
my current system is Linn Classik and Linn Kans - so why such an expensive dac - because if I switch from CD to PC i want it to be an upgrade of sound quality and not a downward slide. If it does not sound BETTER then I will not bother! Also I thought with a good dac at the heart I could later build a better system around it and add a power amp etc
so the question is would a good dac via my pc into the LINN make a big difference or would something like an Olive sound as good as the Classik (which does still sound pretty good)? I did like the idea of of a Linn Sneaky - but this involves a NAS and server and sounds like a hastle to set up - i would rather keep it simple if possible. Anyone heard a benchmark or ps audio etc through a classik? the downside is I could not use the Linn Classik cd player thruogh the dac - i dont think?
thanks in advane
Mond