You could try one of these:I’m planning on buying an amp and streamer, but don’t have space for a cd player
I would use a laptop or desktop PC with a DVD or Blu-Ray drive. The DAC Magic 200M has a USB and optical input. You would simply play the CD's from your computer.I was looking at a NAD / Cambridge amp and streaming set up. Could I burn them onto something that either device can read?
The EAC that you've mentioned will read and convert your burned CDs into FLAC files......I just don't know what I need to transfer or read the burned CDs.
Yes, if the NAD has the ability to play FLAC files from a USB socket, that's exactly what you can do 👍So I copy the files to a USB, stick it in the back of the NAD amp then access them via the NAD app?
The Cambridge CXA61 has a USB audio in socket, which I don't recognise (compared to a standard USE for stick).
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Can I do the same thing into that socket? What else would I need?
Unfortunately the IOTAVX doesn't rip CDs, it just plays them. A standard laptop with external CD drive will rip them. Software like Exact Audio Copy is ideal for such a scenario.That IOTAVX might be just the thing! Does that IOTAVX burn them onto it's hard drive, too? Then match it with their amp https://iotavx.com/IOTAVX-PA3_1 ?
Start @ £650 new and massively overkill for something as trivial as music streaming, and nothing like as plug 'n' play as a streamerI still find the simplest way is to run a headless Mac mini in your hifi rack and connect that directly to a dac forgoing the streamer altogether.
They are more engery efficient and cheaper than any streamer.
Run a program called audiovania and you’ll be able run from your phone/tablet and it will run tidal and your music collection seamlessly as one like roon.
Start @ £650 new and massively overkill for something as trivial as music streaming, and nothing like as plug 'n' play as a streamer
Do Apple silicon Macs even boot headlessly or do they require the HDMI dummy Intel Macs used to incidentally?
A bold claim!
According to Apple an M1 MM uses 6.8W at Idle and 39w with CPU maxed, its 7 - 50w for an M2 and 6.8 - 85w for a Dual core i5 intel MM.
Whereas a Wiim Mini is supplied with a 5V, 1A PSU and a Wiim Pro a 5V, 2A PSU. So that's 5W and 10W respectively MAX
As for cheaper....
An extra £100 and only two years of OS compatibility upgrades guaranteed or an ongoing subscription