Absinth;617930 Wrote: > Hi > I'm not quite sure that this is the correct forum for this thread, so > my apologies if not. > > I run SqueezeboxServer from an Asus Eee, but consider upgrading to > something more powerful as I would like to experiment with Inguz, but I > still want something compact, silent and power efficient. I am > considering buying a used Mac Mini (the 2,4Ghz version). > > Also, I just read about the Musical Fidelity V-Link, that supposedly > have zero jitter from a USB port. If this is true, using the Mac and > the V-link should outperform even my modded Squeezebox Touch. > > Of course this would mean running SqueezeboxServer, Inguz and the > squeezebox software emulation from the same system. I would control it > Squeezepad or iPeng on my iPad. > > Would you think this is a wise choice? Any comments are welcome. Forgive me if I have missed something, but I don't get this -the Touch takes data via ethernet and then outputs it as S/PDIF, the V-link takes it in by USB and out by S/PDIF. Since by common consent S/PDIF is the weak link in the digital audio chain (and as I understand it the usb protocol may be better than S/PDIF but does not have genuine two way control of the data flow) I can't see any reason to suppose that the upshot is better than the output of the touch. Now if one has a usb dac, that would be a different story as it would not have an internal S/PDIF connnection. Presumably at soe point MF will come up with a DAC with a proper USB input and that will be worth buying. I quite like MF products, but I think Anthony Michaelson's true genius is in marketing.
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