From time to time I let myself post replies to messages that I should really just delete... sorry for inflaming anything more than it already was.
I was struggling with a soundcard in my Linux server and a cable to my stereo... I did some research and found the SliMP3 and some other stuff (Barix Exstreamer and Roku are the only ones that I remember). I chose the SliMP3 because of its open source Perl software, plugged it in and listened to Kraftwerk's Autobahn. I couldn't believe how good it sounded, and I have been ridiculously happy with it ever since.
The thing that I love most about it is the flexibility of output -- I've put a set of Edirol MA-20Ds in the living room with a SB3, a Tivoli Model Two with subwoofer and SB2 in the office, and an old set of Cambridge Audio PC speakers in the kid's room with an SBG... all three sets take less space and power than the Marantz tuner and four bookshelf speakers that they replace, accept control from any room instead of just one, and sound just as good if not better (the Marantz was bass-heavy).
The only problem I can say I've had is that I've had to become a lot more careful about tagging, and I have to wipe and rescan more than I like. I can't complain now that I know what the problem is, but it took a while to figure out.
As for usability and value to Joe Sixpack, I'm too used to the long, stupid OS arguments on the newsgroups (remember those? heck, remember the battles on here about mailing list vs. forum?). They didn't solve anything there, and they won't solve anything here... all they do is distract the participants from actually doing anything about meeting Joe Sixpack's needs. The only proper solution to inflammatory posts/emails/messages is the delete button.
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"I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin,
So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional
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