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For hard disc source you could consider something like a NAS plus Raspberry Pi c/w HiFiBerry Digi running Volumio, Rune Audio or Squeezeplug feeding a Majestic by Coxial or Optical. Check out the HiFiBerry website. I'd be surprised if a Naim player would beat it.
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Seconding Ifor's recommendation, I'm running currently my Squeezebox Touch into the loan Majestic via coax using a 3m Lautus.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I think for the source:
  1. Portable setup - MacBook Air
  2. Home setup - already have a media server, will probably try and adapt that
I'm going to concentrate on the portable setup first. The only questions I have here are:
  1. How much difference does the Lautus cable make?
  2. Is it possible to get in a more portable length (who would I ask about this)?
After I've got this sorted I'll move onto the home setup and headphones.
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Rick, the Lautus only works at the longer lengths - something to do with nodes . . . The EMC filters would have no effect on shorter cables.

The Lautus USB was in a different league to a generic USB cable when I demo'd the Bitzie. PM John C (who makes the GSP cables) to see if he could do you a shorter USB cable, but it wouldn't be to full Lautus spec . . .
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Originally posted by Fatmangolf Fatmangolf wrote:

Seconding Ifor's recommendation, I'm running currently my Squeezebox Touch into the loan Majestic via coax using a 3m Lautus.



This is what I'm doing in both my speaker (In the lounge) and headphone(In the bedroom) setups. I have to say both sound really good!! Just at the moment I'm in love with the Squeezebox Touch through the Majestic, into the Proprius and from there into my vintage Mission 753s. Real audio pleasure!
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Originally posted by morris_minor morris_minor wrote:

Rick, the Lautus only works at the longer lengths - something to do with nodes . . . The EMC filters would have no effect on shorter cables.

The Lautus USB was in a different league to a generic USB cable when I demo'd the Bitzie. PM John C (who makes the GSP cables) to see if he could do you a shorter USB cable, but it wouldn't be to full Lautus spec . . .
Rick, further to my comments above, I've just come across this piece , one line of which states:

Quote Regardless of where you stand on USB-cable audibility, don’t try using a very long or a very short USB cable—best practices indicate that USB cables’ optimal length should be between one and two meters.

Mind you, there are no references as to where the "best practices" come from . . . .Wink
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