pfarrell Wrote: > On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 16:04 -0800, CavesOfTQLT wrote: > > Why buy a SqueezeBox? > > > > Now assume a motherboard/mainboard that has an on-board digital > co-ax > > or SP/DIF output; can't the Softsqueeze player output via this to an > > amplifier with digital in, so negating the need for an actual > > SqueezeBox? Why pay $250+ for an SB? Isn't this overkill? > > I bought mine, because the SB is silent in my audio system. > The fans and disks are in the basement. > > And it is small, getting a mainboard that small will > cost nearly as much. > > I even put Kimber Cables in the wall and high dollar > speaker wires so I could put the amp in the basement, > But the SB is easier to use and so I put the amp > back up between the speakers. > > Pat > > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html
Pat, let's say it's one of those fancy fanless motherboards, 0dB powersupply, very quiet harddisk, and I've said all this can be hidden away in a cupboard anyways, with just the screen and mouse available. One in each room, running softsqueeze, and all the music is held on one of these computers. Do I really need an actual hardware SqueezeBox? And BTW I've just placed the order for an SB3. Will be collecting it tomorrow. It's just that I have this nagging doubt in my head that maybe I'm spending cash when I don't really need to... -- CavesOfTQLT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CavesOfTQLT's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=263 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19342 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
