In Reply to: RE: The way you butcher a 'review' posted by Bob_C on February 23, 2015 at 11:01:52:
If one uses a $120 box for background play of good quality, one is not running a top quality audio system.
However, to get the best out of the system, a 64G or even 128G micro sd card can be a satisfactory source when shared with the increasing number of boxes that can use them. The cost is likely to be another $100 or so.
A micro sd card uses bugger all power, as opposed to perhaps 0.2-0.3 A required for an ssd which can and does 'kick back' thru the same usb controller.
Anyway, I played the same tracks over and over with a usb drive against a fast micro sd card, and the latter sounds more focussed and together than the former - better overall.
I shall be quite happy to run a quality background audio system of small size and weight by spending another $100 on a mini display and a remote.
This will free my desktop for video and other heavy processing. The display will be off when a playlist has been set.
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