I dont know about the rest of the wireless/ethernet PC based music server folks out there, but I am definitely feeling a huge bias in the audiophile community toward wired PC as music server connections, and by far the most popular being USB! I'm not big on conspiracy stuff, but for sure USB technologies are getting the add bucks on the various hi-fi sites and in mags. Possibly it is cheaper and easier to utilize. I'm not sure.
It just seems to me that wireless has so many advantages, I cant help but see any wired protocol as a first step in the PC as digital front end trend, with wireless digital transmission being the goal. Wires have always been an overall better choice for analog transmission. Digital lends itself to being transmitted in bit perfect fashion over wifi. Forget about the jitter issue, and clocking/re-clocking that plagues wired protocols. If I am missing something please let me know! I know wifi protocols are "hard to get right", as has been discussed by USB DAC engineers on other sites. I have had the transporter now for about 2 months. I couldnt be happier! The convenience is huge. The sound is fantastic. Maybe a little analytical, but nothing that cant be cured with a bit more of the euphonics on the other end (replaced the 1st order cap in my maggies with an obligatto cap from China - and use t-amp for amplification. Cheers -- earwaxer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ earwaxer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32040 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66342 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
