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Nucleus for Digital Media: Windows? Mac? Other?

A recent post on digitizing LPs caught my eye and I checked out the Alesis device that records to redbook CD as well as their own proprietary (?) "CD-24" format.

But if I understand correctly, this would have to then be transcribed from CD to a computer hard drive, as it does not transfer directly.

I find this all a bit confusing and wonder how I can set up a new, hard drive based system for a variety of audio formats including redbook WAV files, MP-3 compressed files etc and be as ready for the future as possible.

Today I looked at the new metal Mac, which looks very cool, but I was disappointed to see chintzy mini jack type outputs on the back.

Is there any agreement on the state of the art for a PC based, multimedia platform?

I want to do EVERYTHING, and not be obsolete in 6 months.

Thank you.
cwlondon

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Onhwy61

I am open to suggestions, but it seems that the super cool high end route would be to use the computer mainly as a transport and to store, organize, manipulate and access files.

Perhpas I could then input and output files from d/c/s converters -- A/D for turntable to computer and D/A for computer to amplifiers?

Would the G5 Toslink be up to Audiogon standards here? Are there pro audio products better suited to this multimedia "nucleus"?

Thanks for any and all suggestions.
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