PSP + Airtunes + Coverbuddy = Hi-Fi Music Server Dance Party - Introduction

Inspired by the “Creating an Audiophile Music Server” blog, I ordered up a user-friendly penalization machine that I crapper curb from my important perception room. Using my Sony PSP as a remote, I crapper play, pause, resile some strain on some medium in my iTunes library.

Overjoyed with this newborn immunity of singable whimsey and admittance integrated with hi-fi, the kinsfolk poor into digit unprompted diversion parties over the weekend. Toddler_o_Geek loves the Jaxx.

I never center to penalization in my perception shack anymore. My CD assemblage is ease upstair in the lowermost digit boxershorts of our TV armoire; when I poverty an album, it’s never at hand. I proven activity my iTunes accumulation finished the Xbox. Having to move for the Xbox to boot, then XBMC, alter on the full recording grouping (projector, AV Receiver) then wade finished my daylong playlists was likewise such of a hassle. I necessary a meliorate system: admittance to every my penalization finished the important hi-fi system.

Audiophiles and Stereophile favour Slim Devices’ Squeezebox 3 ($299) with Bolder Cable Mods (~$700) separate finished a pleasant DAC (Musical Fidelity XDACv3 nonnegative PSU ($1400)) for the maximal faithfulness penalization server. Add every that equipment up and you’re touch $2500.

I didn’t poverty to pay some money on this send (as my spouse likes to inform me, “We don’t hit some money.”). I necessary to repurpose equipment I already owned. The mass itemize illustrates the end-to-end equipment necessary for my base penalization machine to hi-fi system.

Equipment Chain:

1. Remote: Sony PSP code v 2.7 with Coverbuddy scheme UI

2. Music Server Hardware: Mac Mini, 300 GB USB 2.0 outside HD, Linksys Wireless G Router

3. Music Server Software: iTunes, Synergy, Coverbuddy

4. Airtunes: Airport Express with Digital Optical Toslink Output (Monster Optical Cable with mini-jack adapter) (Stereophile analyse recommending digital output)

5. Digital to Analog Convertor (DAC): Onkyo TX-DS989 AV Receiver

6. Preamp: Rogue Audio Magnum 99 Preamp

The grouping allows admittance to every my penalization finished my hi-fi grouping without a clamorous machine in the aforementioned room.

Check backwards for forthcoming posts with how-tos on Mac setup, hi-fi grouping rewiring and perception tests and diversion parties.

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