Archimago wrote: > Over the years of building my digital music server, I've been adding > 5.1/5.0/4.0 FLAC's along the way as I rip DVD-A and SACD's (haven't done > any Blu-Ray yet). They're either 24/96 or 24/88. > > I looked at the directory today and see that I already have about 100 > albums at this point of multichannel material. > > I'm curious, is anyone doing any multichannel streaming out there? I > assume the most likely way to do this currently would be a PC/Mac --> > HDMI receiver. I would certainly love to be able to integrate this > collection into my LMS library as a single point of access some day! > > If something like the following exists, I suspect I'd be set for life > :-): > - Decodes 16/24-bit, 44/48/88/96/176/192 kHz stereo > - Decodes 16/24-bit, 44/48/88/96 kHz 5.1 multichannel > - Analogue Output: RCA and balanced with quality close to the > Transporter (quite hard to beat based on measurements) > - Digital inputs: gigabit Ethernet, TosLink, coaxial, HDMI, USB, WiFi > 802.11ac (coming later this year I think) > - Digital outputs: TosLink & coaxial downmix, HDMI passthru for > multichannel to outboard DAC > - A good screen that's dimmable / switch off - like the Touch, maybe > higher res and larger, no need for touch screen function > - A few buttons would be nice like on the current Transporter (no need > for the feedback wheel despite the coolness!) > > - Integrates into the LMS server! > > Price: ~$3000 seems fair...
Why not just use a $400 laptop (with HDMI out) and foobar2000 to drive it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Sargent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48115 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94710 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
