Apple Snow Leopard.. A cheap hi-fi upgrade?

[Chippy_boy]

Excellent post, Shuggs. I could easily highlight all of it. However, the bit in bold is spot-on and shows that you really do understand what AOS is all about; which to be fair, Chippy appears to be picking up fast!

Marco.

I don't read his post like that Marco. He is basically telling me to show some humility, and I resent that. I have posted nothing to warrant any rebuke or to be told about showing humility. I think he has a bit of a cheek if I am honest.

[Marco]

Chippy,

Well maybe that's because I know Shuggs quite well - and you don't. It's easier to interpret the intent behind someone's posts when you understand their way of thinking

I suspect that Shuggs was referring to your earlier quip about people "fooling themselves", and drew a similar inference with your mentioning of trusting ones ears. However, I think that particular aspect of the discussion has been dealt with quite sufficiently, so I suggest we now all get back to the original thread topic.

Marco.

[Chippy_boy]

So I suggest we now all get back to the original thread topic.

Marco.

Happily so.

[Ammonite Audio]

Chippy

I'm sorry if I have niggled or offended you - that was not my intention, rather to present a balanced viewpoint.

Regarding the original topic of this thread, I'm actually quite excited about giving streamed digital audio another try. I used a Squeezebox 3 for some time, and while it was not the ultimate in HiFi, it was very convenient, as long as the host PC was turned on. I particularly liked having Alien BBC on hand, for Listen Again etc. When I changed to a Mac, I found that Squeezecenter worked OK, but I could not get Alien BBC to work (actually I could not understand the installation instructions for the Mac), so I stopped using it. The iMac is virtually silent, though, and I tried streaming optical digital from that to my amp. It worked, but there was nothing about the sound that gripped me, and I went back to little silver and big black discs. So now, maybe, with Snow Leopard things will be different. I hope so!

[Chippy_boy]

Chippy

I'm sorry if I have niggled or offended you - that was not my intention, rather to present a balanced viewpoint.

Big of you to apologize, and I am sorry for perhaps over reacting.

Glad we're all mates here really :-)

I hope you start getting the sound from your Mac that you desire.

[ultraviolet]

I've just installed snow leopard and on first listen I don't think I can hear much difference in the sound quality. What hardware are you guys using?

[sburrell]

Hi there,

Just thought I'd add my two cents. I haven't noticed any improvement in sound quality since I upgraded (fresh install, not an archive and install).

By the way, call me crazy, but I could've sworn Audio Midi Setup offered 32-bit output now, but it seems to have disappeared since I noticed it just after installing. It showed up on a MacBook Pro I was playing with in an Apple Store as well, and I drew a staff member's attention to it. Funny I can't find it now. Am I crazy or did someone else notice this?