mlsstl wrote: > I use a Vortexbox server (in the basement) to provide music to my two > Touch players, a SB3 and a SB Radio. One music source for multiple > players -- it is simply the best combo for doing things IMO. (I'll > confess I don't use the built-in ripping capability. I rip music on the > PC in my office, custom tag it, and then transfer it to the Vortexbox > plus my backups. It works for me.) > > It is a pity that Logitech abandoned the Touch & Transporter, but > apparently that is the state of affairs these days for music-only > players. There is currently no alternative that is as good. I'm looking > forward to my system to continue running for many years to come.
I have a similar setup but with a few key differences. Instead of a Vortexbox for a server I have use a dedicated Windows 7 computer with several external hard drives as my music server. My music ripping and downloading workflow is the same as above - I rip or download the music onto my main PC, custom tag it, and then transfer it to the external hard drives on my server PC and to my backup hard drives which are connected to my main PC. And I could not agree more regarding the current state of affairs these days for music-only players. Once you get everything configured and working the Squeezebox streaming system +plugins is the best streaming system available. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100948 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
