wortgefecht wrote: > Ah, yes, pretty straightforward if you are a bit Linux savvy :) Thanks. > > Just a last general question: I noticed that there are a few companies > selling pre-assembled VortexBoxes. Some come even either with this SOtM > USB PCIe card or a soundcard like the Juli@ (newer version of my Maya). > Does VortexBox support these ootb? The Maya does 24/192 output but I > remember from the last time I used it under Debian it's not that easy to > get it to work: It's only supported by ALSA and SPDIF output never > works. The latter is no problem, since if I use the card, I would use > the analogue out anyways. > > Today I also read for the first time about the SOtM USB PCIe card in one > of Archimago's blog posts. It's an interesting piece of hardware--but is > it really worth the money (350) compared to similar boards from other > chinese manufacturers for about 50?
I really have no clue about these comparisons. I've always thought that the preassembled stuff and SOtM stuff is definitely premium priced. One can likely do it themselves much cheaper. But I think of it as paying for convenience of turn-key. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.9 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.9 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Transporter, Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win8(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106668 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
