Masterbaron Wrote: > Many have questioned why SD doesn't market an "audiophile form factor" > SquieezeBox - there's been much talk about this and even I was posting > in the past hoping for a positive response. > > SD maintains they need a mass market device and yes, they have one but > audiophiles have championed the 19" rack standard and so have I. At > some point it becomes clear the perfect solution for SD is to sell > their existing SB's in a disassembled version with long leads for the > display (this minimizes any new production costs and offers audiophiles > just what they need a "DIY SueezeBox Installation" kit). > > I've attached some photos of my SB2 installation which involved > purchasing a 2U rack panel, (1) rack shelf for the SB components, > measuring the display cutout requirements and having a machinist laser > cut the hole and score the panel. Not even a days work! BTW the SB is > behind the top rack panel under the Monster Power conditioner. > > For those of you who absolutely don't want to open the SB up to remote > the display you can simply sit the SB behind the panel (requires making > very accurate measurements for height and width including those rubber > feet). Your choice of filters should take into consideration the > exiting SB filter and your lighting environment. > > I think you'll agree this is a solution even an audiophile will love. > > Next up - many of you have complained about the SB remote. We should > keep in mind this is a network device which means if you really want to > talk about a comprehensive solution purchase a Bluetooth PDA (i.e. Palm > LifeDrive), Salling Clicker (remote client) with SlimServer and the SB > - you'll be able to do nice things like "everything" from the PDA > without needing line-of-sight to talk to the SB. You'll also be able to > control lights w/Indigo, iDVD, iTunes, iPhoto and the whole freakin > world. > > Once we put into perspective the SB firmware is updatable, the software > is Open Source and they still use screws to hold the SB together we can > do just about whatever we want.. > > Enjoy
Hi, looks very nice! what about the SB itself? Any tweaks like upgraded DAC, RCA, PSU etc? Anders -- AndersR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AndersR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21781 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
