How simple can an audio computer be?

Like the IcePipe!

Gen X'ers (Z'ers?) seem seriously into S/N, and I'm wondering if it's some sensory stimulant because when it comes to the signal part of S/N - in the Tesco car park, of an evening - us oldies are starting to consider incontinence products seriously.

I hope the sound card you ordered works well.

Having followed your adventures, I honestly thought myself lost most of the time. Your photos, however, give me the comfort that I'm not a million miles away from what you're doing.

My files are still playing from the Asus sound card via fibre to the Maj, using the adapted 192 optical input. The difference here is that the computer isn't exclusively for audio. However, it is the tiniest desktop I've ever owned - its DVD is from a laptop.

The only fault I have is the server, where the music files live, and occasionally they stop playing for a few seconds due to other processes. The server contains everything I do.

Looks like your having fun Ash. Reminds my of my apprentice days except we were messing around with Minis (real ones!) and Escorts. In the end you realise whatever you do it won’t be a Alfa Integrale or an Audi Quattro. I bought the latter of the two in the end, it was cheaper than experimenting and 10x better than the experimental results.

So was refunded for the "not as described" Squeezebox Touch. They claimed that there was no surface scratching as I described but even my phone camera could show them up. That's like saying a knife isn't sharp, ffs. Anyway, seems that there are enthusiast circles who use SqueezeLite or variants of it, the operating system of the Touch, to make a virtual Touch out of another computer such as a RPi or another SBC. So you can potentially overcome hardware limitations and get something better sounding for less money. Good to know.

I don't especially need a second PC. I am just exploring what options are available. Gonna pre-order Hackboard 2 with the refund money I got back.