aubuti;160930 Wrote: > Like Robin & radish said, it is a huge departure from the current > engineering, and is close to starting over from scratch.
I wasn't suggesting the entire architecture be scrapped. I think this feature (reading from external USB or flash) should be added. I wouldn't want to take anything away. > I can imagine that it could have more mass market appeal than the > current server + slim client architecture, although the significant > price bump (associated with putting the server functions in the SB) > would likely dampen that appeal. Tell you what. I am happy with the SB3, but I would pay $100-200 more to have this feature added. I think it's worth more than any audiophile upgrade the Transporter has, and that's $2000! I think there are quite a few folks who would agree. *If we are really going to replace CD players/transports, this is the must-have feature, not Jung-regulators and miracle DAC's.* > Personally, I don't see the value in making SB more expensive so that > you can either add a noisy external HDD or a puny USB/SD drive. But > maybe someone else does, so more power to them. Puny? There are 8GB flash cards now. That's a lot of music - enough for a week or more for my listening habits. > But ezkcdude, you still haven't addressed the simple question: do you > propose the server functions (hardware & software) go in the SB or in > the USB/SD device? I'd prefer everything be in the SB. -- ezkcdude DIY projects page: http://www.ezdiyaudio.com System: SB3->EZDAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30399 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
