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I'm looking for CD-equivalent sound via my computer and have lurked for a long time on SNA and travelled other parts of the web to learn about what's best. Whenever I look at hardware it drives me to the software and then that in turn takes me back to the hardware so I end up going in circles, around and around. I get dizzy. There's lots of threads about hardware but I want to start with the software and then I can plan for the hardware so I can buy or install the operating system at the same time. My several TB of files are flac or wav. What's the best software for playing audio on? These are what I've seen. Players JIE Extreme Player on Windows 8.0 and on Windows 8.1 SNA thread here JRiver various threads JRiver running under Windows Server 2012 SNA install thread here Monkey's audio Are there others to recommend Operating systems Windows Linux-based including "linuxmint-16-cinnamon-dvd-32bit(or 64bit) tailored to user-friendliness for desktop users". I don't know about Mac-based systems. I have several TB of flac files which Apple gets grumpy about. The home network is Windows-based. I've not played in Steve's walled garden since 1988 so I assume there are now some ways that Mac and Windows can play nice in computer audio? Others? Primare_Knob's thread was really interesting - he said that CAD-tweaked Windows is not for the faint-hearted but at least various options were ranked.: I'd be happy with that. My head would stop spinning. My aim is to pick the right software and OS for sound quality and make it work. Even if it takes a sledgehammer.