My first raspberry pi project. I would connect the Pi to my router via the ethernet connection. I would then connect my external Western Digital hard drive (music ripped to wav) to the Pi (via USB) and then run the Pi (via USB) to an audiophile DAC such as this one:
www.musicalfidelity.com/m1dac/As the Rasp Pi has only 2 USB connections, I am thinking of using a powered USB Hub such as the Targus Ultra mini 4-port hub:
www.targus.com/ca/drivers_manuals_archive.asp?sku=PA055C&promo=&coupon=I think I can do this with this Raspberry Pi 8GB Bundle from Newark:
canada.newark.com/raspberry-pi-accessories?CMP=KNC-G-SUPP-RASPBERRYPI&mckv=sRWWX7QIA|pcrid|17340880372|plid|I would then use a wireless keyboard/mouse combo to control it all. TV would be connected via hdmi.
My questions are:
1 - Would Raspbmc be the best choice to install on the Pi?
2 - should I install SqueezePlug as?
3 - Will the Rasp Pi work with the Targus powered 4-port hub?
4 - will an audiophile DAC work connected to the Rasp pi? Do I need to install extra drivers?
5 - Can the Pi take advantage of higher resolution files and pipe them to the DAC?
6 - Does this overall set up sound easy enough or do people see some pitfalls?