Someone trying to sell me a $5,000+ music server can bite me. And, that was while performing all manner of DSP and streaming 24/48 PCM. I've stress tested it on occasion by streaming to the six network players that I own simultaneously and its CPU utilization never reached over 8%. I paid $150NZD (~$90USD) for it 6 - 7 years ago, slapped a SSD in for the OS and two HDs for storage, turned it on and forgot about it. Mp3tag for metadata retrieval and tagging.Įqualizer APO and the Peace GUI for DSP system-wide outside of LMS.Īn ancient, ex-lease Dell Optiplex 990 (i7 2600) built in 2011 running Windows 10 Pro. I could write a short essay on the plug-ins I use with it, but the "Material Skin" to modernize its GUI, the "Music and Artist Information" for metadata retrieval and hyperlinked presentation, and the InguzEQ for DSP, such as Speaker/Room Correction EQ and Loudness Compensation, are my essential picks. Logitech Media Server for streaming my music library, Internet Radio, streaming services and local content playback on the machine itself. I've ABX tested it against *.flac and couldn't hear a difference. I'm about to retire MusicBee as Logitech Media Server has taken over all of its functions for me, with the exception of transcoding, and I use Neroaac for that as high bitrate (~400 kbps) *.m4a is my format of choice. MusicBee, although decreasingly, for local content playback, Internet Radio, and the occasional transcoding duties. LMS Material and SB Player for streaming from my server. Poweramp Equalizer for any streaming applications that lack their own such as YouTube, etc. Poweramp for local content playback and Internet Radio.
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