I think that I've got two real choices, either another Airport Express, it has the advantage of being cheap and I can move it on for next to no loss, or maybe a squeezebox ?
I have almost no 96/24 content so I can pass on that.
I think that I've got two real choices, either another Airport Express, it has the advantage of being cheap and I can move it on for next to no loss, or maybe a squeezebox ?
I have almost no 96/24 content so I can pass on that.
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Just a thought Peter.
Is the Airport Express definitely dead..?
Sometimes mine just disappear from the network..eventually I found that just turning off the router and then back on and they re appear again.
No light when it's plugged in, I think it's dead, but I'll check again
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Viva Squeezebox!
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I've had the squeezebox running for about 2 weeks now, it's a nice bit of kit. There's a couple of plug-ins for Squeezecenter that are very nice to have. iTunesUpdate http://petherton.pwp.blueyonder.co.u...#iTunes_Update updates the playcounts and times, as well as allowing rating update on the fly. This is mostly compatible with iPeng http://penguinlovesmusic.de/ipeng-application/ which imitates the remote application for iTunes, more or less. The only thing, as far as I can see, it doesn't do is the on the fly ratings update that remote does with iTunes.
You can argue that iTunesUpdate + iPeng turn the Squeezecenter into a glorified airport express and that it would be cheaper to just buy the airport express. You do have a wide choice of file formats with Squeezecenter and it will run on any platform. Sound quality wise, I haven't been able to make a comparison between AE and the SB Classic, but they are at least equivalent, through the Beresford TC7510 Mk6/3 dac.
I'm pleased with the SB Classic and give it a hearty recommendation.
Last edited by Peter Stockwell; 17-03-2009 at 10:40.
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