ralphpnj;624232 Wrote: > From what I've gathered through reading many posts on this forum what > type of device one uses to run SBS really depends on the size of one's > music library. Devices like NAS boxes and Vortexboxes are very good > unless one has a very large music library (I'm guessing somewhere > around 100,000 songs and above). For these large music libraries a PC > (be it Mac, windows or linux) with more memory and processing power > than a NAS or Vortexbox is needed. The good thing is that powerful > enough PCs are available for very little money (under $300) and > sometimes one can be had for free from a friend or relative who is > looking to upgrade their current computer. > > I'm aware that a NAS or Vortexbox is more energy efficient and these > devices should be one's first choice but for large music libraries they > just don't have the necessary memory or processing power. > > As for the sound of the Touch - the sky's the limit, in other words, > the better the external DAC the better the sound. Based on what you've > written you have more than enough equipment to get a Squeezebox Touch > up and running. Once you have a Touch you will never look back and the > only real downside will be the money flowing from your wallet as you > download high resolution files from places like HDTracks and Linn > Records.
+1 on your points. To clarify on the Vortexbox. It is simply a linux based custom system. So it can run on as powerful a computer as one can run windows on for sure. It can be installed on a low power computer, but it can also be installed on a very high powered computer. This is very different, from say a SqueezePlug (sheeva plug low power device). My own vortexbox system runs rings around my Win 7 64bit dual core dell laptop. -- garym ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86896 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
