TCM wrote: >> the SB1 can only handle MP3 and wav > > Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I might get my hands on a SB1 and > I want to get this right: > > When you say: "the SB1 can only handle MP3 and wav" you mean the > *hardware* can only handle mp3 and wav? I would still be able to flacs > which were decoded on the server? And still use the tags?
Yes, a SB1 will work fine, as long as the server transcodes unsupported formats. Tags work perfectly, etc. But, if you use wireless and flac, you will find that sending the PCM data takes up at least twice as much bandwidth. And a SB1 is only 11b, so its taking up more of a smaller channel. With my SB1 and wifi, I found I got too many dropouts using FLAC to tolerate. So I ran Ethernet. > What about about SQ if I'm listening from the analog outs? Are there > any major difference compared to v.2/3? There probably are some. But its not bad at all. And you can always get a Benchmark DAC-1 and connect it, I did that for years before I got my Transporter. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
