garym;612104 Wrote: > i don't want to get into the other debate either. But I do just have to > say, that if the network connection isn't good (whether wifi or > ethernet, or homeplug, etc.) it doesn't "degrade" sound quality. It > causes dropouts, silence, excessive buffering, etc. It doesn't "reduce > soundstage, remove depth, etc.). Bits are bits and no one should try to > adapt analog music connection issues to digital transportation of bits. > If the WIFI is strong, the bits arriving at the TOUCH will be identical > to the bits arriving via ethernet. But again, I know you didn't want to > go there, so I'm not expecting a response on this.
My only response is this theory hasn't been validated by my experience. When I hooked up my wife's netbook for the first time directly to the Touch, I expected it NOT to sound any different. I was a skeptic. But I believe what I heard was much different. That's all I can say. > But to answer your question. No. you can't use the VBA the way you are > wanting to. You might as well hook your netbook (with music on it, or > connected via USB drive) up near your DAC, connect the netbook to the > DAC, the DAC to the stereo, and leave the TOUCH out of the equation. > There is no internet radio you can get via the touch that you can't > just get on your netbook with about any player (foobar2000, winamp, > itunes, etc.) Ok, this is good to know. I feel kind of stupid now (or more stupid). My situation would be at this point I don't have a DAC or a netbook/computer (other than one 'borrowed' from my wife). But I do have a Touch. So you're saying I should unload the Touch and pick up a new DAC? Oh boy. Back to square 1. -- Howard Turkster ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Howard Turkster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39563 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85420 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
