I just renovated a house of similar age, with similar goals in mind. However, did a few things differently....
Chose to store library in FLAC rather than MP3 to improve sound quality. Then I use a Perl script (available in foums) to keep a synched copy of library in MP3 on a laptop. Library stored on a NAS device. Slimserver running on a MacMini (Intel). Handling 5 zones so far with no problems, adding more shortly. Decided that rather than run speaker cable from a central point to speakers in every room, instaed to run CAT5 to each room, and then locally in room have the speaker cables run from ceiling speakers to a wall point next to the CAT5 point. The each room gets a SB and local amplicfication. Avoiding long runs of audio cable (especially if it runs parallel to power cables) helps the audio quality. Eventually I'm assuming I can get descent powered speakers (eliminating local amps). Having the SBs locally allows use of SB remote on ocassion, and is also useful to see 'now playing' and other info if you're in a room without the controller. Also, using SB's as infra-red repeaters, so all other AV equipment can be hidden away. Chose to run Telcanto on a PocketPC for control rather than use the web gui - this was mostly for speed and ease of use for a large library (10k songs). good luck with the install - hope it sounds great when you're done. -- netim3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ netim3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=219 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22860 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
