<p>Look into the cost of quirt front ends. Even hard disc spin and quiet fans annoy me when reading... I would recommend putting a back end in a separate room, garage or cupboard. I have run long HDMI cables, USB and speaker cables from that cupboard to enable a combined fe/be.</p>
<p>R<br><br></p>
<p>Please excuse brevity and pistakes as this email was composed on a mobile phone.<br>
Best regards,<br>
Richard </p>