Archimago wrote: > Okay. Fine. I have seen the light! > > $12,500.01 it is. > > Not a penny less! And to optimize the performance of this server > machine, it'll have a 8GB vintage 10-year-old flash drive (because those > were the quietest drives of course!). 2X DVD burner circa 2001 approved > by some-elderly-tube-gear-maker-in-Japan, probably made by Creative. And > I'll settle on a 1TB drive with no upgrades available. I know, 256GB > would have been better (with less electrical noise of course) and > probably would be fine for those who only listen to a few audiophile > albums like 'Kind Of Blue', Diana Krall discography, 'Jazz In The > Pawnshop'... > > On the software side, it'll just have to be stripped to the bone with > our Linux install. Might need to wrestle a little to get everything to > fit on 8GB flash (Vortexbox, LMS, caches...). Of course no other > packages or extraneous background daemons; that would just destroy the > sound quality. > > Dual-core Atom for netbooks would be good enough, anything faster would > also damage the sound. And of course 2GB RAM is plenty. > > Add aeronautical milled aluminum fascia. > > Clearly: The. Ultimate. Serving. Machine. > > Enjoy! > > :-)
I can be the European distributor with a hefty markup at at least 50% or more , we are used to oligopoly situations and no competition regarding American or Japanese high end here in Europe . To defeat grey market and used import we can outfit the device with a circuit that sense the 50Hz AC and turn it off unless I have it it in for "service" for a substantial fee ofcourse . Wait that sounds familiar did not Krell do that for a while :D (it is actually true , google .... ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103488 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
