building a linux stereo receiver?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 01:54:25PM -0500, Matt Price wrote:
> Hey folks,
> 
> My stereo receiver just blew (wrong fuse!).  I am thinking about
> replacing it with a simple embedded linux system that can
> - play digital soundfiles stored on some kind of local hard drive
> - be controlled from other computers in the house, and preferably also
> from our android tablet
> - access files on shared disk drives that live on other computers on the LAN
> - switch inputs so e.g. it's possible to play records from the turntable
> 
> Has anyone ever done anything like that?  Any suggestions?

What will amplify for the speakers?  After all if you have 150W speakers
and want to drive 5 of those, that's up to 750W.  What part of your PC
is going to drive that?

Most PCs also only have 1 or 2 line ins for audio.  Not that helpful
in general.

Also do you actually want to pass your sound through such a noisy
environment as your PC case if you don't have to?

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Len Sorensen
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