See my system description in another thread -- it easily qualifies as
"audiophile" and frankly quite high-end at that.

I was motivated to buy into the Squeezebox after reading about it.  I
bought one.   However, it has drawbacks:

1.  Periodic drop-outs.  I don't feel like I should have to wire a
house because a device tauted and paid for as wireless has insufficent
buffering or whatever.  I've gone through tech support and two threads
and it boils down to the Squeezebox not working well with my network --
as seems to be the case for others.  This is not an audiophile
solution.

2.  I mentioned, and you perhaps overlooked, that I will continue to
use the Squeezebox, but as an alternative interface.  It will be nice
to use iTunes and the Squeezebox (hard wired) at the same time.  Much
more flexibility.

3.  I didn't mention and don't plan on using Airtunes.  Why would I? 
My point is that I will plant an iMac on my system stand and use it
(and the Squeezebox) with an outboard DAC.

I hardly see this as off-topic.  This is an on-topic attempt to get
this thing to work properly and consistently in a high-end audio
system.  I will no tolerate drop-outs due to possible poor design and
fine-print-so-tiny-that-you-can't-read-it about network problems.

Note, by the way, that I have never, in years, experienced a drop-out
with the Airport Express -- not even when using it for music.  Brad
Johnson at Lavry speculates that Slim Devices scrimped on the buffer.

Skunk;167701 Wrote: 
> Yes it will work, but is completely off-topic.
> 
> Audiophile preference generally evolves from airport express TO
> Squeezebox, not vice versa.


-- 
lafayette

Sweet Home Alabama
------------------------------------------------------------------------
lafayette's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9022
View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31334

_______________________________________________
audiophiles mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles

Reply via email to