Quoting dBerriff ([email protected]): > I realised I could do everything with an Apple TV (previously a > disappointment but we had one anyway) or Airport Express, active > speakers with TOSLINK digitial interface, and iTunes on our iMac, with > an iPod Touch to control it all. I might hang on to dbPowerAmp for > Accurate Rip and then convert FLAC to Apple Lossless. So far I have had > no problems with the usability and while I have doubts about the ripping > side of iTunes I have no doubts about its ability to manage my library, > create playlists and deliver the songs. It "just works" for me and in my > experience over the last 3 years works with complete reliability. I have > 2 libraries, one lossy and one lossless. That is a pain but I was having > to do it anyway. All I have done is moved the SqueezeCenter library > across to iTunes lossless.
I've spent a lot of time over the past couple of years counseling these 'standard' users about alternatives to iTunes. I'm glad (but surprised) that your experience has been so positive. As more and more people acquire more and more digital music, iTunes (espescially the PC version) is prone to falling over. I've had to rebuild my library countless times, deal with it marking perfectly present songs as 'missing' by the thousands etc. And all I use it for is syncing my iPhone and iPod. It's crazy. I certainly would never recommend an iTunes-based solution to anyone with a sizable music collection who wanted things to 'just work.' Too unstable. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
