Hello everyone, since the sites are still down, and some of you here are
fairly experienced with VortexBox, I just ask my questions here. So, I
have a nice HTPC case, some Micro ATX motherboards with dual and quad
core AMD processors and up to 8 GB of RAM, some 2TB WD Green hdds, and
even an unused ESI Maya 44 sound card as an option in storage (but most
definitely, the box would be connected via USB to a DAC). All have been
used in my previous pcs or NAS, and are in very good condition. My goal
now is to build a VortexBox that does the ripping, storage, LMS server
(7.9 is possible, I read), and acts as a local player with my second
stereo rig I'm building in my home office. A nice option would be the
possibility to sometimes listen to a CD directly before ripping. As this
would be an audio only setup, the DVD ripping feature is not needed.
Here we go:
a) Generally, is this still a valid way to go? After all, the sites are
now down for a while.
b) Which version would you suggest? 2.3 or 2.4?
c) Since VortexBox offers the ripping of DVDs, does it need a DVD drive?
Or would an old CD ROM with a reliable laser unit be supported, too? I
have an old Sony CD ROM tray drive here, too.
Thanks in advance for clarifying things for me.
Current setup:
- EEEBox, Xubuntu 14.04, LMS 7.9, FLAC
- *Duet* > Pro-Ject DAC Box E > AKG Hearo 888 Titan (home office),
*Boom + Canton ASF 75 SC* (master bedroom), *Boom* (master bathroom),
2 *Radios* (guest bathroom and garden deck), *RPi3 + LibreELEC +
XSqueeze* > Samsung TV > NAD L53 > Mission 2.1 speakers (living room)
- *Transporter* > vintage Wega Modul 42V amp (42E equalizer, 42T tape
deck + Thorens TD 160 Mk II turntable) > Quadral Vulkan Mk II (music
room)
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