I jumped over to a network player on the cheap / homebrew route using a Raspberry PI and RuneAudio after my desktop's HD bit the dust. I also started migrating my FLAC files over to a NAS device, mainly for backup.
If you are comfortable with some basic component assembly and copying files to a SD card using old DOS commands, this might be an option. I went with a generic 32bit, but there are plenty of add-on DAC options in all price ranges.
If you are comfortable with some basic component assembly and copying files to a SD card using old DOS commands, this might be an option. I went with a generic 32bit, but there are plenty of add-on DAC options in all price ranges.