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Thanks and I agree - completely different. The significant knock on 'Windows tablets' seems to be the inability to run apps, but of course, they can do PC things, which, for this application I don't really need. No issue, though, in using an Android-based device to communicate to the HTPC...

Regarding tablets used to control the music stored on your HTPC, have you guys had better luck with a tablet running Android, like a Samsung Galaxy or a Windows-based tablet like a Surface Pro running W10Pro? The couple references here were for phones/tablets and I can see the advantages of...

Tried a powerline. Works fine. There's certainly a little measured degradation in speed but movies seem to stream fine at one of the remotes. I was hesitant about the MoCA since it appeared that I had to plug it in ahead of my router which, to me, seemed less secure (I'm no authority on...

NIN - would you post links to the models you purchased?

I've got the same question. Building a HTPC, likely a HP Slice or Mac Mini. The Mac CD players get terrible reviews. HP sells an add on optical disk module on the Slice but provides no specs for it. I can tell you, though, what doesn't seem to work. I just tried connecting a Oppo BD player...

Did this come with an OS?

You say you control it with JRemote on a tablet. Do you mean a true tablet (presumably Android) or something like a Surface Pro? I'm trying to determine which would be better suited for this - Android or Win 10 (on a Surface). Which have you guys found more user-friendly for controlling your...

Thanks. I don't think that's an option, though. On this processor the USB port reads only drives - it won't communicate with a PC. I'll have to hook the PC via HDMI.

I don't see a recent thread on powerlines. What's the latest on these and/or successes? Like this: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-Pass-through-TL-PA9020P-KIT/dp/B01H74VKZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500241428&sr=8-1&keywords=TL-PA9020P&th=1 I'm comparing these to MoCAs. Has anyone...

OK, not the last question. I downloaded the trial of JRiver and ripped a song both in mp3 and FLAC and downloaded some other test material in mp3 at 96 kbps and in ALAC. I put them on a flash drive and put into my processor's USB port. For the song I ripped, the display read 'mp3' and the...

Thanks again for all the input. Lastly, as I build this media server (small form factor PC) how about CD/DVD external drives for ripping? Should I look for something in particular? A given speed or other spec, a BD ripper vs. DVD vs. CD (-R,+R, etc.)? The Apple brand external CD drive has...

Yugely helpful - thanks. Do you happen to know if JRiver will act the same as iTunes (a copy on the Mini and a copy on the iPad performing the handshake and creating a shared library)? I'm leaning toward the Macs for hardware but JRiver for the software.

Thanks. It appears, then, that a tablet/phone can't talk directly to a PC - that seemed too good to be true. They have to connect through a router. Now that I look back at the Mac Mini article I see that he connects through a Mac AirPort. I guess that's a router - but if I've got a home...

Do you put foobar on both your PC and your phone/tablet? And does foobar on the tablet control the foobar on the PC?

The other cool thing about the Mac Mini is the fact that it apparently can be controlled via an iPad. I see that you're using a wireless keyboard, and presumably choosing your music/video on the monitor that's attached to your PC. Do you guys know of a way to control a PC (using the JRiver or...

Same, and as I've stated, I'm a PC guy but intrigued by the Mac Mini. I this article: http://www.psaudio.com/ps_how/how-to-build-a-music-server/ the author says that he uses Bit Perfect in order to ensure the signal leaving the computer is unaltered by the computer (and its software?). If I'm...

Just found this thread, as well. Looks like the consensus is use 20 if possible: http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/15-amp-or-20-amp-electrical-circuit-line.70305/#post-1189512

I'm going to dredge up an old thread - same topic. Just installing a HT setup. Aside from the peripherals which draw next to nothing I've installed an ATI 6006, ATI 6007 and two JLA Fathom F113s. Two 15 amp circuits and I've balanced them, i.e. one of the 6006 power cords to Circuit A, one to...

32 bit? Clearly, I have no idea what that means.

Thanks much. My processor specs say that the Sampling Frequency for the USB Drive Playback for FLAC is: 32Bit 44.1/48kHz/88.2kHz/ 96kHz/176.4kHz/ 192kHz Does that mean that it's a higher resolution than the 192/24 you reference? I'll try both.