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Arjan
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« on: February 11, 2016, 12:29:01 am »
Hi,
Had an old pc lying around, only used for ripping CD's. Made it the music server for my audio pc!
To me it gives a better 3D soundstage especially more depth. And a bit cleaner sound. Also the audio pc is faster and more stable. No hickups at all. (I have some issues with the lower sfs settings)

Advice: If you have a laptop or old pc available try a music server - audio pc setup!

regards, Arjan
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Mach II Stealth 14393 RAM-OS / with videocard / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/3/4/5 = 14/0/0/1/ Q1Factor = 4 (Dev.Buffer = 4096) / ClockRes = 10ms / SFS = 10.13 Mx = 10.13 Straight Contiguous / driver buffer 16ms / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = High / Scheme = 3-5 / Unattended / Minimize OS / PeakExtend off / NO Arc Prediction / Custom filter 8x low / 8x Upsampling / XTweaks 62 ,1,-,1,1/with coverart / Stable / Optimal--> mobo USB --> The Lush^2 100 cm --> NOS1a 75B --> Blaxius --> bnc amps Jadis JA30 --> Speakers
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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2016, 05:57:56 am »
I recently made this switch and can confirm the difference from using storage in the audio PC.  I also recently switched to RDC from music service to audio PC, and running the audio PC headless with no keyboard or mouse, and found further improvements in SQ.
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Audio PC: Stealth III PC; RAM-OS W10 14393.0. 
XXHE version 2.11.
Music Server: XXHE PC, RDC to Audio PC, ET^3 cable
XXHE settings: Q1/xQ1 14/x4, Q3/4/5 0/0/1, SFS 10.13 (Max 120), Clock Res 10ms, Core Scheme:3-5, Driver Buffer 16ms, Balanced Load 35, Nervous Rate 10.
Audio PC -> Lush^3 USB (A: WYRG; B: WG-> NOS1(a,75B, G3) -> Blaxius^2.5 (A:BG, B: BG) -> Orelo Mk II active speakers
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2016, 10:31:25 am »
Since a few days I also have this setup running and I can confirm the above mentioned benefits for SQ.
I was quite surprised the sound is more "present" in terms of sound stage and tonality.

For the music server I bought a cheap ex lease corporate desktop computer (Fujitsu) that is quiet and flexible for changing disks etc.

Now I'm collecting courage (and €) for the next step, the RAM OS.

Stanley
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AudioPC: Passive Intel i7-2600S / Hyperthreading On / Motherboard: Asus P8H67-V/ RAM: Kingston DDR3 32GB/ Motherboard USB3.0 to NOS1a / PSU: Silentmaxx Fanless II/ no computer cabinet and no fans (NoFan 80 EH passive CPU cooler) / Music via LAN on SSD on MusicServerPC (desktop computer-W10)/ All music in WAV /Control on desktop computer or on Macbook Air <-> Wifi <-> separate (audio)router <-> LAN <-> MusicServerPC <-> LAN <-> AudioPC.

September 2021: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM/ XXHE 2.11 / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/0/0/1 / Q1Factor = 4/ Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 10ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 10.13 (max 10,13)/ No Filter/ not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Peak Extend Off /Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback/ UnAttended / All Services Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : 62, 1, -, 1, 1/ Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = On / Custom Filtering Low (16x) / -> Lush^3 USB-cable 70cm (A: W-Y-R-G, B: W-G) > Phasure NOS1a 75B G3 DAC, Driver v1.0.4) (16ms)/ Output via Balanced Blaxius BNC Interlinks > Audio Analogue Maestro monoblock amplifier > speakers: Apogee Acoustics Scintilla (custom rebuild).
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