adamslim;231701 Wrote: 
> Any questions as to value are irrelevant - if it is the best-sounding
> digital source available, then £9,600 does not seem an outrageous price
> (indeed, good value?).
> 
> Since it is dealer set-up, I presume that they set up a PC for you and
> the network.  If it works with a NAS, would a Klimax+NAS+ethernet
> switch system be enough?  If so, it should work out of the box and not
> need a geek to maintain.
> 
> Compare and contrast with Transporter:
> - Digital inputs - who cares?  All your music gets streamed to it, so
> no need of other sources.  Compressed DAB or DVD - who would pollute a
> Klimax with such filth?!?
> 
> - Sound - I bet it sounds better than a TP!  The CD12 was truly
> special...
> 
> - Screen on the device - why does the screen need to be on the device? 
> Why not have a separate screen system, such as the remote?  Or even a
> dedicated wifi screen, to put wherever you like, communicating directly
> with the server?
> 
> - Server software - I suspect this is about 4-0 to Slim Devices here. 
> The flexibility, ability to stream and communicate with multiple
> devices and so on is very cool.
> 
> I bet that this increases sales of the Transporter, by 'legitimising'
> to concept of HD streaming but with the TP being a sensible price. 
> It's now down to Logitech/SD to improve their product sonically and get
> their marketing in gear.
> 
> Adam

I agree with your comments, and hope to augment my multi-room SB setup
with a DS in the future. Regarding the server software, I have a few
questions - 

Is the UPnP approach (with a control point rather than a server doing
most of the smarts) inherrently inferior to SlimServer - any reason
they shouldn't be able to stream to multiple devices etc.? What are
likely other limitations?

How easy would it be to build a dummy SoftSqueeze emulator that is
controlable from SlimServer and that essentially acts as a Slim-UPnP
converter - acting as a control point for the Linn DS by forwarding
forwarding its playlist/music-stream to the DS?


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