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In Reply to: RE: high quality digital system posted by Cut-Throat on June 04, 2015 at 14:15:40
Does it have comparable sound is what matters....
I understand that streaming is important to you, - but under traditional, "buy it and it's yours" audiophile standards, - streaming is not up to quality. To many others streaming is not important at all, and a waste of good money.
Besides; the few quality streaming services available have very limited selection, compared to buying CDs and ripping them. That's not even talking about the crappy bandwidth at inflated, (and only getting worse), prices in the USA.
The best quality for playback, (whether it be digital files or discs), is what you have sitting in your rack, - or your own HD. The OP, may be excluding streaming entirely from his analysis.
""in Digital and decide that if it a route that you want to pursue.""
If the route is high quality, - it does NOT include a Squeezebox.
""A Squeezebox Touch used on E-Bay is a Great Introduction."
It's not clear that he wants an introduction, or at least, he appears to want a higher quality introduction than the Squeezebox can provide..
I say this as a lover of the Squeezebox, - who appreciates it for what it is, a wonderful little box, that nonetheless, has no place in a high-end audio rack.
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
Follow Ups:
And I can tell you for most Audiophiles, the weakest Link is NOT the Source! It is Speakers and Amplifiers. I have a Pair of Oris Horns with Khorn Bass Bins, Bi-amped with 45 amps. The Squeezebox Touch with a great DAC will most likely sound a lot better than the speakers you are currently using. And this goes for Streaming Music Also! I would say to you that your current speakers have no business in the high-end Audio Rack either!And for the Original Poster, if you get into Digital Audio with your Wallet first and then your understanding, you will be buying and selling a lot of equipment.
Cut-Throat
Edits: 06/04/15
Garbage in, - garbage out.....
1 case in point is the USB playback functionality of the SBT with a large USB drive hooked up to it. Essentially it doesn't work....
""And this goes for Streaming Music Also!""
NO!! !! If you have a dial-up modem for Internet Access, - streaming will not work.
Try to tell me that .mp3 file sounds just as good as a WAV or AIFF file, with a "great" amp, or "Great" speaker.
The VRDS NEO transport is proof positive that all transports are not created equal.
The title of your post is a myth.
""And for the Original Poster, if you get into Digital Audio with your Wallet first and then your understanding, you will be buying and selling a lot of equipment. ""
No worries, - it's clear from his posts and follow ups that he's not doing that, - as it's clear that he's thinking long term, and NOT just throwing money at something....
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
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Cut-Throat
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"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
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