I am still trying to resolve whether I can switch from CDs to a computer-based music system. I bought a Duet and am transfering much of the library to FLAC and exploring the internet radio possibilities.
A couple of observations then a question. The Controller is a terrific navigating device. The convenience features and ability to use playlists and to find music has really changed the way I enjoy music. The access to internet only radio streams has sold me on the device. I live in a location with terrible over-the-air radio, and this solves the problem. The sound is decidedly not as good as my CD player, a 10 year old Rega Planet on its last legs. I'm considering upgrading to a Tranporter, which is a simple enough experiment. Alternatively I may buy a better CD player and use the Duet for radio. In the course of sorting this out I spoke to an audio dealer who assured me that the computer system has a huge effect on the sound quality coming from a Transporter. This sounds like a canard and I would welcome the input of the forum. His statment was that the 'K-Mixer' in Windows XP wrecks the sound, even if the digital file is transfered to a wireless player and stored there. He further maintained that the sound quality from the Transporter would depend on the choice of computer system, with Mac better than Vista, better than Windows XP, even if all were storing and sending the same uncompressed music file. Is this nonsense? -- kimballhouse Chan Duet > Cary SLP 50B Mod > Cary CAD 808 > QED Biwire > Ruark Prologue II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kimballhouse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48214 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
