Howard Turkster;608444 Wrote: > I posted a thread this morning about connecting a HDD directly to the > Touch and preferring its sound to streaming it wirelessly. Even went > so far as to consider 'upggrading' the usb cable :) > (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85405) > > Well I figured before I do that I should figure how this thing sounds > hooked up via ethernet to a computer running the SBS. Had never tried > this because my home computer is on a different level of the house and > hadn't been imaginiative enough to consider cheap server possibilities. > > > Anyway, I put a good amount of music on my wife's netbook, installed > SBS, and plugged it in via ethernet. And WOW! > > I don't think I'll be going back to running TinySB or to streaming > wirelessly ever again if I can help it. > > I have run my system before on a Rega Apollo cd player and other Rotel > players and frankly I think this is the best it has ever sounded. > > Only problem is I can't use my wife's netbook forever. What cheap > solutions are out there for me. > > Would this work? > > http://www.recoupit.com/Desktops/Dell/Optiplex-GX270/Dell-Optiplex-GX270-Computer-p9463103.html
Also have a look at the Vortexbox Appliance....I (and a number of others here) have been very happy with this pretty economical solution. -- rgro Rick System information ------------------------ Main: PS Audio Quintet > Touch (wired) > CA DacMagic > Marantz PM8003 > VA Mozart Grands > REL Acoustics R305. Home Theatre: SBR (Wired) > Pioneer VSX 919 > Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1. SBS 7.5.3 r31815 running on a Vortexbox Appliance, V 1.7. Touch w/Hardware V.5. Touch: FW 7.5.3 r9283. Duet: FW 67. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85420 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
