I wasn't smart enough to envision a product like this when I was 13. Back in 1999 when I got my first CD burner and learned about DAE, I also dabbled with mp3. I started burning mp3 CDs to use with my RioVolt. My vision was a PC set up next to the stereo with a small unobtrusive CRT where I could cue music up with and play straight from the PC.
In 2002, I got married and my vision of a PC connected to the stereo was never fulfilled. Actually, all of my CDs were to be stored in the basement in our new house!! And a PC in the family room was not an option! I don't actually remember where I first heard of SlimDevices - it was most likely in the Hydrogen Audio forums. I remember downloading slimserver and installing it and being not very impressed. How exactly did I play music with this thing??? Then, about a year later, I read more about it and my curiosity was piqued again. This time I understood the concept. I loaded up SoftSqueeze on my laptop and gave it a whirl. This was way cool...this had great possibilities. The beta version of the server also supported gapless playback!!!! Lack of this feature is what kept me from buying a Roku Soundbridge. I demoed it for my wife while we were watching TV on the couch. She thought it was cool. Finally a solution to not having to trek downstairs to get a CD to listen to. She also thought it was small and unobtrusive enough for the family room. I got the green light! This was all in late 2005. I was a bit late to the party :-). Now I have 2 SB3s, a duet, and an SBR. It's been the perfect solution for us! I'm curious to see how this will expand and how our kids' listening habits will be integrated with the setup (they are 21 months and 4 1/2 now, with another due on 4/15). -- maggior Rich --------- Setup: 2 SB3s, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 10.2 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.2, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave http://www.last.fm/user/maggior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53831 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
