Atlantic;612612 Wrote: > (very) new poster here, and may I first apologise if I have posted in > the wrong forum? > > Happily running SBS (on linux) and a few SBRs, and am very impressed by > the system. I was thinking of getting a Marantz MCR603 (looks quite > good to me) > > [not permitted to post the link, but the device is on the Marantz > site] > > and wondered whether it could be used as a player on my SBS? > > It has a network port, and is (definitely) DLNA certified but I cannot > see from the downloaded manual whether it will 'only' work with DLNA > systems or whether it could also work with SBS's ...stream.mp3 as an > HTTP player. (I realise an SBR could drive it anyway, and probably > very nicely since the MCR603 has an optical input.) As I understand > it, SBS can act as a DLNA client, but not act as a DLNA server (though > there is a DLNA 'intermediary' application - which works on Windows, > but not Linux). Hence, I assume that this Marantz unit could only > connect to SBS as an HTTP device using ...stream.mp3 > > Has anyone any experience of this unit? > > I'd be grateful for any opinions > > regards, Atlantic
Welcome to the fun. I don't think any Marantz is a player. Players are hardware or software made or supported by Logitech. I had a Marantz 1060 years ago. It was a crazy good integrated amp decades ago. P -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is truly the Golden Age of Wireless ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85808 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
