Being techie, it's easy to say certain things, like I configured my SS to all the latest plugins and such. I run FLAC and also have all my FLAC files replaygained. I have an old 60's console that I've installed a new power amp in. The console has old Altec speakers in it which sound tremendous. I have a 90's Sony Hi-Fi pre-amp (I know that sounds like an oxy-moron, but it's a great pre-amp) with the SB on top of it. But it pays off.
So who cares right? Everyone that comes over to my place can't believe what a nice setup it is. The whole package, the ease of playing music...the ease at which podcasts or whatever can be played...the consistency of volume. It really is the whole package that counts. Well it took a lot of time to get all that done, but now I get to hear premium sound!!!! And with premium convenience! Plug'n'play is nice, sure, but what I find is that my system is spot on. All that work impresses others. Will they be that impressed with their Apple TV install? Probably not. The same thing goes for Rockbox, my portable runs Rockbox installed in my car and everything just works!!! Not only does it work, but it also is works in a smooth/silky sorta way. I hear people play their ipods in their cars and it runs like a piece of crap. The inconsistant sound levels...dodgy encoding...lack of featurs, etc. just don't allow for conveniences that Rockbox allows. It's plug'n'play, but that's the very aspect that's ruined the expierence. "It's so easy, anyone can screw it up!!!" Bottom line - quality is in the details! You can have plug'n'play, but the ability to have seemless, flowing music through my Hi-fi is something I think Apple will be hard pressed to do. Does SS have improvements needed? Sure, but we'll get there! -- verbatone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ verbatone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3556 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31559 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
