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previous generation audio lover requesting new tech needs advice


I used to listen to CDs but now am moving from the country and want to convert all my Cds to Flac. What equipment would I need to listen to the music from these files? Just so I can easily understand, from my following set up what do I not need, what should I keep and what else should I buy in order to be able to listen to these FLAC files? (Sorry for typos in the heading - no way to correct it once posted, but I hope you understood what I meant)

My current equipment;

Wadia 270 CD Player
Wadia 27 DAC
Krell KRC 3 Preamp
Krell FPB 250M Mono Amps
Totem Mani speakers

Would like to go with a little above entry level equipment - Reducing toys at this stage of my life.
arun3101

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n80
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I don't think you should get rid of anything but you don't need to buy much more if you want to do this on a budget. Here is my low end setup:

Old iMac using iTunes as the library/server. Rip CDs into old iMac using XLD which is a free app for ripping CDs. BitPerfect is a cheap app that can run using iTunes but bypassing all other interference from iTunes. Get a good quality USB cable to run from your computer to your DAC. 

That's all you'd need. You can run it all remotely using your smart phone via Apple Remote. If you are concerned about SQ issues with iTunes there are a number of relatively cheap apps like JRiver that can be used in its place and supposedly sound better.
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