Paul E Condon put forth on 10/5/2009 12:18 PM: > Years ago (~35y), I spent a lot of money to get a really good sound > system to play my CDs. It was fully transistorized. The loud speakers > are big, with woofer, mid-range and tweeter, and are driven by a > really heavy power amplifier box. Because of the solid-state > internals, it has worked without interruption or servicing of any > kind.
[snip] Sounds like it's time for you to build a media center PC http://www.linuxis.us/linux/media/howto/linux-htpc/ or (possibly better) buy one pre-built: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=438&sec=1 DISCLAIMER: I am not promoting this D-Link product. I have no first hand experience with it. I mention it strictly as an example of a class of products that would fulfill your needs. It has wireless ethernet so you don't have to call a contractor to run CAT5 through your house. It has both optical digital and coaxial digital audio outputs for connecting directly to your modern A/V receiver's digital audio inputs. This will eliminate any sound quality issues related to cheap PC sound card problems. This D-Link requires a host PC on the network running Vista or XP SP2. I assume they have a software package one installs on the PC to control the D-Link and setup shares for the media file directories, etc. If you search around, you can probably find a similar product that would allow you to use Linux instead of Windows (i.e. one with a web based management interface with no software requirement on the PC). I'm guessing all you will find is products offering support for total media entertainment, not just CD/MP3/audio. You're a smart guy. You'll figure out what product/solution is best for your needs. The cheapest solution by far is to use your current PC, and have a contractor come in and run an in wall digital optical cable from the room your PC is in to the room your A/V receiver is in. Plug a Toslink patch cable from the wall to the PC, and from the wall to the A/V receiver and you're done. If you go this route you'll need a PC hardware solution with a digital audio output (Toslink connection). Good luck. Regards. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
