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[blackraven]

Will it have enough processing power to play native DSD 128 with out skipping a beat? I know you said yes, but what processer speed and RAM does it have?

It uses 2GB of DDR3 at 1333mHz and the processor is an Intel Atom Baytrail quad core at 1.33 with turbo boost to 1.8Ghz on 22nm architecture (just remember, all Ghz are not created equal, there is much more to it than numbers). My friend has been using it for a month with hi-rez double DSD music without any problems. One of the reasons it does so well is that there basically nothing else running in the background. You can even do some light gaming with it. It has a stripped down version of Windows 8.1 and it will eventually have Windows 10 which is both good and bad because Micro Soft is going to start charging for some of the updates with Windows 10 and also making some updates mandatory because they have been sued by stupid people who don't update their computers and they have had security breaches. So hold on to your 8.1.

[frenchmon]

It uses 2GB of DDR3 at 1333mHz and the processor is an Intel Atom Baytrail quad core at 1.33 with turbo boost to 1.8Ghz on 22nm architecture (just remember, all Ghz are not created equal, there is much more to it than numbers). My friend has been using it for a month with hi-rez double DSD music without any problems. One of the reasons it does so well is that there basically nothing else running in the background. You can even do some light gaming with it. It has a stripped down version of Windows 8.1 and it will eventually have Windows 10 which is both good and bad because Micro Soft is going to start charging for some of the updates with Windows 10 and also making some updates mandatory because they have been sued by stupid people who don't update their computers and they have had security breaches. So hold on to your 8.1.

Im not really convinced, Raven. But that's just me. I know how these things go. I work in IT and we deal with networks and computer problems/issues daily with clients all across the country remotely. I work in a NOC (network operations center) solving computer issues and problems for some of the top companies in America. I'd have to wait and see if you get all you can and be satisfied with such a small processor and RAM.....even if it does well enough, you're at the limit with no room to spare. 1 and 0's can be complexed and varies from song to song. Some music takes more processor energy than others, so one day you man not experience any issues and the next day you can have all sorts of studdering and drop outs. Hope it all works for you and once again, congrats!

[blackraven]

Frenchmon, I know that you are skeptical but my friend is very reliable and I am going to go over to his house for a listen. He also works with computers for a living. I think that 30 days use of doing double DSD with out a hiccup is a fairly good test of the system. Bear in mind that the computer is not being asked to do any other tasks. It does play back 1080p video with out any problems as well. It has on board Intel HD 5000 graphics and an SSD.

For $100 bucks it is worth a try. I did not have any trouble playing hirez music on my old $2K (courtesy of work) custom latop that died recently. It had a P9500 processor dual core with 4gigs of fast ram that ran at 2.4Ghz and if was painfully slow compared to a computer with a first gen I3 that ran at 2.4Ghz.

[Feanor]

Frenchmon, I know that you are skeptical but my friend is very reliable and I am going to go over to his house for a listen. He also works with computers for a living. I think that 30 days use of doing double DSD with out a hiccup is a fairly good test of the system. Bear in mind that the computer is not being asked to do any other tasks. It does play back 1080p video with out any problems as well. It has on board Intel HD 5000 graphics and an SSD.

For $100 bucks it is worth a try. I did not have any trouble playing hirez music on my old $2K (courtesy of work) custom latop that died recently. It had a P9500 processor dual core with 4gigs of fast ram that ran at 2.4Ghz and if was painfully slow compared to a computer with a first gen I3 that ran at 2.4Ghz.

I think you're right that not asking the CPU to do a lot of other things -- such as running an antivirus program -- is the key. Decoding a few thousand bps is a inherently a trivial task for a gigahertz computer.

[frenchmon]

Frenchmon, I know that you are skeptical but my friend is very reliable and I am going to go over to his house for a listen. He also works with computers for a living. I think that 30 days use of doing double DSD with out a hiccup is a fairly good test of the system. Bear in mind that the computer is not being asked to do any other tasks. It does play back 1080p video with out any problems as well. It has on board Intel HD 5000 graphics and an SSD.

For $100 bucks it is worth a try. I did not have any trouble playing hirez music on my old $2K (courtesy of work) custom latop that died recently. It had a P9500 processor dual core with 4gigs of fast ram that ran at 2.4Ghz and if was painfully slow compared to a computer with a first gen I3 that ran at 2.4Ghz.

NP, Raven. Ive just never heard of such small Machines running DSD 128.

Raven...are you running DSD128 247 when you get her up and running? I do....I run Native DSD 247, and whatever isn't DSD files...its DSD on the fly.