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ETHERNET DAC

Could someone please confirm whether I have this right. I have a QNAP NAS. Initially I ran the ethernet into an XBOX onto which I downloaded the XBMC interface, which I love. There is no digital out on the XBOX so I bought a S/Box Duet to get a digital to the DAC. After XBMC I found the Duet interface a total pain so it went back. As far as I can see all that is left for me to try is an Apple TV onto which I can download XBMC & then take a very poor quality optical out to the DAC. I know you can get a Pace-car etc. to clean up the optical out from the ATV but living in Scotland getting all that organised seems like a lot of hard work. Is there anything that would give me a high quality digital out & allow me to use a TV for the interface ?
ljb123

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oldlistener
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Some alternatives:

1. Sonos wireless network, small boxes that sit next to your DAC and stereo and a remote a bit like the Duet remote.

2. Mac Mini. Macbook or Windows laptop next to your DAC. Run whatever player s/w you want. be sure the computer you choose has a coax or optical digital output. Some of the netbooks with Intel Atom CPUs are cheap and look quite good for this purpose. Some are quieter than others according to reviews.

Both of these alternatives use standard Windows file sharing to retrieve audio data from the NAS.

Bill
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