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cMP memory player and Asus Xonar Essence ST
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<blockquote data-quote="Blues" data-source="post: 112731" data-attributes="member: 394"><p>1.I'd say the hardware was just fine in those days (07/08) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I bought all of the components new at the time, and I don't know if there would be a big improvement with newer parts.</p><p></p><p>2. yes, tried quiet a few different players like foobar, winamp, quintessential player and so on, asio I also used all the time. then cics wrote c-play, and of course I used it. j.river is not a hardcore audio player like c-play, but a multimedia one with all the bells and whistles. </p><p></p><p></p><p>3. yes again, it was built for the sole purpose of audio playback. I bought the cpu, mb and ram that cics recommended at the time, the best psu I could get. later I upgraded to a ssd. also I run the cpu without a fan, and no issues at all. cpu usage arround 1% </p><p>never bothered with the zalman case though, also no remote. </p><p></p><p>the main purpose for me was to see/hear, what sq could be achieved with this approach, as there was a lot of hype around memory players at the time, and the first one was selling for 10k $. a basic cmp is so cheap that anyone can build one.</p><p>the sq is really very good, but for daily use you'll need something like the zalman case and a remote.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blues, post: 112731, member: 394"] 1.I'd say the hardware was just fine in those days (07/08) :) I bought all of the components new at the time, and I don't know if there would be a big improvement with newer parts. 2. yes, tried quiet a few different players like foobar, winamp, quintessential player and so on, asio I also used all the time. then cics wrote c-play, and of course I used it. j.river is not a hardcore audio player like c-play, but a multimedia one with all the bells and whistles. 3. yes again, it was built for the sole purpose of audio playback. I bought the cpu, mb and ram that cics recommended at the time, the best psu I could get. later I upgraded to a ssd. also I run the cpu without a fan, and no issues at all. cpu usage arround 1% never bothered with the zalman case though, also no remote. the main purpose for me was to see/hear, what sq could be achieved with this approach, as there was a lot of hype around memory players at the time, and the first one was selling for 10k $. a basic cmp is so cheap that anyone can build one. the sq is really very good, but for daily use you'll need something like the zalman case and a remote. [/QUOTE]
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