Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox vs Xbox 360?

2009-01-09 Thread snarlydwarf
BlueScreenJunky;381614 Wrote: (Yeah I know, that topic is old ^^) Anyway, I'm considering switching from X360 to Squeezebox for these reasons : -X360 is noisy -You can't control the X360 w/o turning the TV on. -X360 doesn't decode FLAC -There's not much you can configure about the way

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox vs Xbox 360?

2009-01-09 Thread darrenyeats
I have a heard a lower-end BW 5.1 system fed by an XBox360 and it was good considering the total cost of the system. I haven't A/B'd it to an SB3 but I can tell you I enjoy the sound of my SB3 analogue outs into the Krell/PMCs. I know there are better sources but it's good enough that my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox vs Xbox 360?

2009-01-09 Thread BlueScreenJunky
Thanx, you both pretty much answered my question (and another question which was should I get a DAC with the SB3 ?), so I'll get a SB3 and just enjoy the music, and I'll see next year if I can get even more out of it =) As a 40+yr old, my hearing is supposedly sucky. (The irony of audiophilia

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox vs Xbox 360?

2009-01-09 Thread snarlydwarf
BlueScreenJunky;381837 Wrote: Your ear is getting less sensitive, especially in higher frequencies, but it doesn't mean you'll be less likely to tell the difference between High quality sound and lower quality : It's actually your brain that does most of the job. Some people can't hear the

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Squeezebox vs Xbox 360?

2006-05-04 Thread MUCHO
I was explaining my new Squeezebox to my boss so he comes over to check it out. Instead of buying a Squeezebox he decides to figure out how to stream music from his Xbox 360. If I'm using a digital out I would imagine there wouldn't be too much difference from using the Xbox360 vs the