cheapsoundguy
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I have a bunch of great hardware in front of me, including a PC, an RME ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, and a MiniDSP SHD.
I want to play with DIRAC room correction. I could either use the MiniDSP as a standalone option, or use DIRAC running on a PC, with the RME ADI-2 Pro as the DAC.
In BOTH cases, I will use a BlueSound Node as the "streamer." The PC would *only* be in the chain as the DIRAC processor. The PC will need digital in/out to work in this manner.
MiniDSP SHD Pros
-Single integrated box with simple wiring/setup
-Possibly less conversion of sample rates, etc
MiniDSP SHD Cons
-Fixed 24bit/96khz sample rate internally
-DAC chip is whatever MiniDSP has included
Computer+DAC Pros
-Potentially native 24/192khz capability without resampling (does DIRAC Live on PC support this?)
-Less potential for something going obsolete (e.g. the SHD box or MiniDSP software)
Computer+DAC Cons
-Much more complicated setup
-Potential fan noise, etc unless a dedicated fanless box is build
Other thoughts or comments?
Thanks --
I want to play with DIRAC room correction. I could either use the MiniDSP as a standalone option, or use DIRAC running on a PC, with the RME ADI-2 Pro as the DAC.
In BOTH cases, I will use a BlueSound Node as the "streamer." The PC would *only* be in the chain as the DIRAC processor. The PC will need digital in/out to work in this manner.
MiniDSP SHD Pros
-Single integrated box with simple wiring/setup
-Possibly less conversion of sample rates, etc
MiniDSP SHD Cons
-Fixed 24bit/96khz sample rate internally
-DAC chip is whatever MiniDSP has included
Computer+DAC Pros
-Potentially native 24/192khz capability without resampling (does DIRAC Live on PC support this?)
-Less potential for something going obsolete (e.g. the SHD box or MiniDSP software)
Computer+DAC Cons
-Much more complicated setup
-Potential fan noise, etc unless a dedicated fanless box is build
Other thoughts or comments?
Thanks --