i complete agree with those saying the LMS system still has extremely complelling advantages.
these days i use a Touch with a pretty good external DAC in my main system and i am *extremely* happy with it. i have packed the LMS system into an OVA file so i can henceforth spin it up quickly within VM Player, which should add some years, and have some replacement Boxen. the prices the Touch commands on Ebay are a testament to the unique value of the LMS ecosystem (and Logitech's myopic vision, unfortunately). if for some reason my LMS system was to disappear overnight, after tearing out my hair and being grief-struck for a week i'd prolly simply connect my DAC directly to a media computer via USB. there are plenty of good control solutions for that (check out jriver). but you'd lose synch between players and other neat stuff. i love the simplicity of the LMS concept. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> AudioEngine5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100948 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
