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In the Thread: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source?
Post Subject: I too a little confusedPosted by miab on: 11/1/2011
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Reading the title of the original post I was under the impression that a new product was out or discovered that was a computer based optical drive system with storage as it's secondary function but it looks like just another storage based system with optical added (if you want) as secondary. It took many many companies with extremely large research budget to advance the optical red book transport over 15 to 20 years. This when there was money to be made so enthusiasm was high. Today with optical media sales in downspin ( I think vinyl has even out sold CD's these days) I find the enthusiasm to bring proper optical reading to computers is always an after thought. I do think it is a solution that needs profit. I'm not saying it's not possible though but not on the scale of companies. Today the music server (not transport) is the latest thing. The audiophile community creates some unfounded myths about what's best when it is basically a modern cheap computer in fancy case with passive cooling and some cards with a little attention paid.
BTW Rakesh you might look into storing your server somewhere else in your house (so noise and power supplies don't matter too much) and using a small access device on your rack to stream into your favorite dac. You can call it a transport as well 
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