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In the Thread: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source?

Post Subject: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source?Posted by oxric on: 11/1/2011

I have been looking forward to build my own dedicated passively cooled, Windows based source, with external power supplies and SSD drive, based on an HFX Classic case, or even better, the HFX Mini Metal, sometime towards the summer of next year. See below:

http://www.hfx.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121:hfxr-classic&catid=51:heatsink-cases&Itemid=1

http://www.hfx.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:hfxr-mini-metal-&catid=51:heatsink-cases&Itemid=1

The HFX case is unfortunately rather difficult to work with, and requires a fair amount of time to put together properly. However, a new UK venture seems to have taken on board most of the criteria that I had set myself and come up with an off-the-shelf solution. Please see below:

http://www.itemaudio.co.uk/windows_audio_transport.html

I am however daunted by the size of those two cases, and the price is on the high side for what's on offer. I am sure the size of that behemoth is not justified, even though it makes passive cooling easier to achieve, or I would have seriously considered getting one of these. In any case, this is the way to go and eventually someone, maybe Item Audio themselves with their next generation "Transport", will bring something like this but in a considerably smaller form factor to market.

Best regards
Rakesh

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