Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-14 Thread pkfox
garym wrote: I'm sure he means that the Transporter is the network music player (i.e., taking the digital music from the computer/NAS running LMS). Then the Transporter digital outs feed his DAC. The transporter is not a server in the sense of running LMS, storing music, etc. edit: his

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-14 Thread pkfox
jh901 wrote: Yes, I'm using Transporter as a network music player and files are stored on a ReadyNAS. I use the Cary analog outputs in this case and, with my current gear, the sound quality compared to the Transporter analog outs is night and day. So much so that my non-audiophile

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-14 Thread gorman
Would LMS be capable of transimitting hi-res multichannel files if the player connected was HDMI equipped? That's the only think I would *really* like. gorman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What outboard DAC do you use with Squeezebox?

2012-09-14 Thread Sakkerju
Internal DAC only here... 1. Squeezebox Touch (Analog RCA out) - Monster Cable (uplink connector) - Little Dot MK III (tube amp.) - AKG K240 DF (vintage headphone) 2. Squeezebox Touch (Analog RCA out) - Coaxial cable (uplink connector) - Denon PMA720A (integral amp.) - Van Den Hul Snowtrack

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What is the best top end player now ?

2012-09-14 Thread jh901
pkfox wrote: Hi there, I also have a ReadyNAS , how do you find the performance of the NAS , mine is better since I doubled the RAM but I wish I'd done more homework before I bought it ' the fan noise would be enough to stop me buying it now. I keep my NAS box in a separate room (wi-fi