If you buy a "Vortexbox Appliance" it is a works-right-out-of-th-box solution. It is a low powered pc with the Vortexbox software per-installed.
One problem with #1, and your thought about tossing the CDs entirely, may be the quality of your current copies. What format are they in on the USB sticks? I have to think that they are in a lossy format such as MP3 or AAC. If they were in a lossless format (such as FLAC, Apple Lossless, etc.) then 500 CDs would require much more than two 32GB sticks. Even if you cannot hear the difference between a lossless and a lossy encoding on your current system, think twice before discarding the original CDs that have the full fidelity if all you will have left is the lossy copies. And getting back to #1, a high-end dock will not make lossy encodings sound any better, so think twice before shelling out a lot of money for a high-end dock. And I think you meant the dock would convert digital-to-analog, not the other way around, as your 30 year-old receiver is unlikely to have a digital input, and because the signal is starting out digital on the iPod or USB, and you need it in analog to hear with your humanoid ears. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95360 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
