aubuti wrote: > 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.
For info The i-20 dock has a built-in DAC, as aubuti points out a 30 year old receiver would probably not have a digital input. http://www.pure.com/products/product.asp?Product=VL-61429 +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: Pic01.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13438| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95360 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
