how can a HDD with all music files be used to plug into a high end receiver to play?

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I read that because of synchronous conflict, there is a loss of sound quality due to using HDD to USB in to laptop and USB out to player/receiver. I would not like to use a network due to poorer sound also. So it's HDD to 3.0 USB to laptop to USB out to external DAC to RCA plugs to amp. Also, sound is poorer from earphone jack out of laptop. I want to bypass the low quality DAC in the laptop . HDD is loaded in lossless WMA format. There must be a solution or do I have to use a media player with many storage cards or thumb drives?
 
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Synchronous vs asynchronous involves how a USB DAC or receiver is connected to the computer for playback not the HDD storing your music.
Some high end receivers will allow you to connect the HDD directly to the receiver via USB (some asynch).
If yours doesn't you can get a USB to coax digital converter.
If the receiver doesn't have digital inputs then you would follow your hookup scheme. Get a DAC that has asynchronous USB (most better ones do). These methods do bypass the DAC in the laptop.
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Synchronous vs asynchronous involves how a USB DAC or receiver is connected to the computer for playback not the HDD storing your music.
Some high end receivers will allow you to connect the HDD directly to the receiver via USB (some asynch).
If yours doesn't you can get a USB to coax digital converter.
If the receiver doesn't have digital inputs then you would follow your hookup scheme. Get a DAC that has asynchronous USB (most better ones do). These methods do bypass the DAC in the laptop.
 
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