nyc_paramedic....yeah youre right about the fidelity, I was just being a little lazy and didnt feel like getting my ass up off the couch to control the volume at the amplifier end, but it is at 100% coming from the music server. I think Ill just leave it like it is.
As far as cost for this one, I didnt put much money into it, just the barebones itself. I already had the SODIMM and CF card. It just works so good. I wish the barebones looked more like a stereo component, but beggars cant be choosers. Besides the fact it would probably cost a premium if it did. I may have to build another one of these to put in my garage

. Thanks for all the help everybody. Being a Linux newbie (just started using it a few months ago...no more Windows), I didnt find this that difficult to set up. I hope things like this catch on...its a great component to add to your system.
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