guptaas;456684 Wrote: > An HTPC is the most flexible option of course and I'll probably try it > anyway. It does bring us back to the music quality issue though. For > films the S/PDIF or HDMI from the PC will be sufficient. That is not, > however, ideal for stereo music. My basic question still is about > combining music with movies. I wouldn't waste high end speakers and a > Transporter on a setup where something else in the chain is a > limitation.
Why is S/PDIF not good for Stereo listening? If one has the proper DAC it can be perfect for listening to stereo. I think I have a fairly good HT setup with an even better Stereo setup. Transporter and HT can live well together. Does you Pre-amp have HT passthrough? To me the real key is making a decision. Does one want great stereo, or great HT, or both? It is fairly easy to have great stereo and fairly easy to have great HT, the problem seems to come into play in trying to do both with shared equipment in my opinion. So if its both, I feel one has to work harder and pick proper components. This is usually a little more expensive, the end results are much better in my opinion. By not making the decision to pay more for the components to have both be great, one ends up compromising one or the other and sometimes both. Also the Vortexbox solution is a good solution to put both music and movies on a media server. So yes, one might have to spend some money, but it is fairly easily accomplished. This is not for the person that believes HTIAB is media room Home Theater. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67446 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
