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Please help me find the right digital player

Hi all,

I am looking for a digital player that has HDMI out so that song selection and album art is available via remote control on my flat screen. My lowly NeoTV (similar to an Apple TV) does just that, (and supports 24/192 gaplessly, to boot!). It doesn’t matter if the solution has an integrated HDD, or just accepts my USB HDD. But I am looking for something better.

The Bryston, Auraliti and Sonore have the SQ that I would want for my Maggies, but they don’t have HDMI out, and require a small iPad/iPhone for remote control. The SB Touch’s screen is just too small for these old eyes, (besides, it works best when networked, rather than with a standalone USB, as I have). The Olive doesn't quite work either.

Also, I don’t need a ripping solution. I just need 24-192 playback.

The NeoTV sounds surprisingly good via optical to my DAC. And I know that it would benefit from something like the Synchromesh, but I am looking to upgrade it altogether.

Does such an animal exist? I haven’t found one…

Any ideas?

Thanks!
mkh1099

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dtc
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The user interface on the Oppo for playing digital audio files is pretty limited, especially for a large library.

Honestly, I am not sure what you want exists, except in the form of a Blur-Ray player or a computer. HDMI is just not part of the audio scene.
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dtc
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From the original post I thought he wanted a solution that did not involve a computer.

If he is going to use JRiver why not just get a computer with HDMI out for the TV and go directly from the computer to the DAC? No need for an Oppo in that configuration. And, if using a computer then a large monitor might be as good as a TV.
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dtc
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One option is to get a Mac Mini which has HDMI out and run one of the Mac players - Pure Music, Audiovarna or even J River or even iTunes to get started. You can use either Toslink or USB to connect to a DA. You can get a remote or use a blue tooth mouse/keyboard to control it or use a tablet. It is a computer, but a pretty minimal one. I am not a MAC guy so am no help on the details but a lot of people use them so the details are out there. You might check into that solution.
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I had forgotten about the Baetis. It is not talked about much but it is an interesting product. It is basically a purpose built PC running Windows and J River with a S/PDIF output. My one observation is that it is still a Windows machine. When you read the accounts of someone needing technical support to connect a disk drive, you realize it is more like a PC than a stand alone music server.
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