Since you have Rotel equipment, you might be interested to know that Rotel has just announced a digital tuner, the RDG-1520, that should be available in a couple of months. It doesn't appear to be supporting FLAC, though. Here is the announcement (I haven't seen any pictures yet): ---------------- RDG-1520A tuner for the 21st Century
RDG stands for Rotel Digital Gateway. The RDG-1520 certainly opens the gate wide for all that streaming media can offer. The receivers tuner section includes both terrestrial FM and Internet radio so listening options are virtually limitless! There are presently over 15,000 Internet radio stations listed. In order to help keep your clients favorite stations handy, the RDG-1520 includes 30 possible presets for instantaneous access to both FM and Internet broadcasts. It also includes a USB input for direct digital connection of an iPod (or other USB class 2 devices), bypassing the inexpensive analog output stage in favor of a Wolfson DAC and high-end analog stage. The RDG-1520 supports UPnP technology. UPnP devices are plug-and-play in that when connected to a network they automatically announce their network address and supported device and services types, enabling clients that recognize those types to immediately begin using the device. The RDG-1520 streams music files from a networked PC using Windows Media Player 11 over a wireless or wired Ethernet connection. A USB to Wi-Fi Ethernet dongle is included. Supported codecs include RealAudio®, WMA, MP3, AAC & AAC+ (non DRM), AU, WAV and AIFF. A planned software update will provide support for the Rhapsody and Pandora music services. The RDG-1520 can be controlled via bi-directional RS-232, as well as discrete IR. Custom integrators will appreciate that the chassis is a standard 2U size that works with Rotels RFK rack kits for an easy, clean installation. You might think the RDG-1520 would be a multi-thousand dollar component, given all that it does and the high-performance design. The few similar units on the market are indeed very expensive. But the RDG-1520 offers the value proposition Rotel is known for, retailing at only $999! --------------- -- Annakova ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annakova's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66594
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