Shredder;245838 Wrote: > OK. Makes sense re: the sound card. > > Perhaps, I should change the scenario. Other than the ability to use a > NAS, why do I need a Slim Devices product if I can stream music > directly from my PC to a DAC?
Let me start with; is it just about the money? If you are looking at a Transporter and an SB3 my thought is it cant really be about the money because that is at least 2 grand. So if it is not about the money (saving it), why do it the hard way? Here is where I am going. A good sound card with a decent S/PDIF output is about $250 (Personally, I do not want my audio processor inside the EMI/RFI hell that is inside a PC) and you still need a DAC ($500 or more). Sure there is plenty of cheaper stuff, but it sounds like crap and this whole exercise is no good unless we try to at least stay close to the good sound from the SB3 (great sound of TP). This covers one output source and the PC needs to be near the main audio system (read bad) and completely leaves the other stereo system out of the equation with no easy solution. Next you could instead buy a USB DAC from $500 to $2000 and run a long USB cable to get further away from the PC. So yes you do not need Slim Devices, but you need somebodys devices so why not get the right ones straight out of the box?! The above solutions do not get you away from the PC, you have to be at the PC to select your music and cant change setting on the fly without being in front of the PC because The PC is the interface. So the reason you want either two SB3s or an SB3 and Transporter is the stereo system can be setup anywhere you have Ethernet or wireless coverage. The NAS can go almost anywhere. One of the SB3s can be used as a mobile player in and around the home with a pair of powered speakers as long as its in wireless coverage. The music interface is on the TP/SB and has a remote (not chained to the PC Monitor). Basically, Slim Devices has all the parts in one box. The music library interface, the DAC, the data stream processor, it is both the input and output device the bridge between the PC/NAS and Stereo System, and it only needs to be near the stereo system. Did I also mention it can be a wireless Internet bridge to get Internet where you dont have it for online gaming and such. A whole lot of bang for the 300 bucks! Guess what I am saying is that its the Interface that you want from SB3 and all the user friendly perks. -- iPhone iPhone Last.FM http://www.lastfm.com/user/mePhone Media Room: Transporter, Vandersteen Quatro Signature, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center Channel, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco 710, RAM Oppo DV970HD, VeraStarr 6.4SE Living Room: Squeezebox 3, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold Bedroom: Squeezebox 3, Thiel 2.3, NAD C370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40647
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