-tm-;696825 Wrote: > 1. Sound quality: Apple TV sounds better then Squeezebox. I would have > never guessed this. I have fairly good HiFi equipment. Most of my music > is either in Apple Lossless (ALAC, which is like FLAC) or 320 CBR mp3 > format. Apple TV is connected via HDMI. Squeezebox is connected via > optical output. Squeezebox Server runs at highest audio settings. > Friends confirmed the difference in audible pleasure. Apple TV sounds > clearer, livelier, and has a broader stage for presenting the musicians > and/ or sounds. So both the Squeezebox and the Apple TV do nothing to the sound as the digital processing is done by your receiver... How then can it be that they sound different???
> 2. It just works: Have you ever hestitated installing a new Squeezebox > Server release? Waiting for other users on the forum reporting their > experience? I have. I had troubles with some updates e.g. with > sleep/wake functionality of the server. I took time to fix these. Not > so with Apple TV. No maintenance. Nothing to fix. Nothing to configure. Probably it has something to do with really knowing what you're doing and not assuming you know and therefore pushing every button you can find without really thinking: "Do/Should I need/alter this or not?". Never had a problem with my squeezebox and squeezeboxserver except for some issues regarding weird characters in filenames... > 3. My focus is on listening and enjoying music again: At first sight the > possibilities of Apple TV are limited compared to Squeezebox. But do not > underestimate the power of iTunes. Smart playlists are wonderful. And > even Genius has evolved. However, the most important point is that the > lack of endless configuration options is benefitial. You really learn > how to use your equipment well. How to use iTunes DJ and the free > Remote iOS app. It becomes transparent and what remains is only the > music and you. I am primary attracted to music and not to technical > configuration and this attraction is satisfied much more by Apple TV. I just hate iTunes, it's a bloated piece of crap software, totally unflexible and only adheres to 1 standard: the Apple standard... > I do not know how Apple does it, but streaming rarely affects battery > power. I just streamed a 2h HD movie and it took only 2% of battery > power. That's simple: your iPhone isn't streaming: It just told your Apple TV at what address it should look for the stream and the Apple TV did the rest. -- servies There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ servies's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94223 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
