Actually the Slim protocol is pretty open, right? The mvpmc software (open source replacement for the MediaMVP software) uses the Slim protocol for music playback and appears as a SliMP3 in SlimServer.
And SlimServer can transcode on the fly... I'm currently feeding high quality VBR MP3s from SB3 through an Arcam Black Box 50 and having done A/B comparisons between the MP3 and original CD I'm having a hard time telling which is which. Indeed I may only think I hear a slight difference because I "know" that I'm playing the CD rather than MP3. And yes, I'll admit to being one of the "golden eared brigade". There are products around (Soundbridge, Hifidelio SX64) that use the daapd (iTunes) protocol. Soundbridge resamples everything to 48kHz though, and the SX64 cost around £500 last time I looked - somewhat overpriced for what it is. Sonus is also expensive. Even a wi-fi boom-box would be a start in getting this system accepted by the Great Unwashed Masses. And MP3 would be more than adequate for a boom-box or midi system, so a SliMP3 emulator would be fine for this purpose. -- Squirrel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5785 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28934 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
