In Reply to: Since I don't have a Touch... posted by My name is Fred on June 22, 2016 at 12:42:44:
that is doesn't have much market value left if you try to sell it. If it was my unit, I would put it in my kitchen (you already have that one covered), the backyard or the garage. The Duet is not a high-end unit. It has a lackluster analog output with a fair amount of jitter and a high noise-floor and a poorly-implemented S/PDIF output. It is perfectly capable of playing music, from cd or otherwise. You asked what to do with it and you got an answer. If you instead asked what to replace one with in your main system, that would be a different question. But it is fair to say that nobody would suggest another Duet at this point.FYI, the Duet controller will work with a SBT, which is probably the simplest thing you could put in your main system at the moment that would yield a better digital transport without a larger investment of time and money. So, there is an answer to what else should I look at as a replacement. You can find reasonably-priced SBT's on ebay here in the classifieds and at audiogon periodically as people are starting to move away from the LMS universe.
Edits: 06/22/16
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- My Point was - PaulN 16:01:02 06/22/16 (29)
- Not sure there's much point in a Touch - My name is Fred 07:23:19 06/23/16 (4)
- the point - PaulN 09:30:00 06/23/16 (3)
- HiRes? - My name is Fred 14:26:52 06/23/16 (2)
- RE: HiRes? - PaulN 14:27:42 06/23/16 (1)
- HiRes from performance to your ear? - My name is Fred 14:31:43 06/23/16 (0)
- Question. - Cut-Throat 16:28:57 06/22/16 (23)
- CA - PaulN 09:39:08 06/23/16 (21)
- "LMS.... it has been usurped in ease of use and, at least for me, sound quality." - Cut-Throat 14:19:04 06/23/16 (3)
- No, not necessarily true. - PaulN 14:33:57 06/23/16 (2)
- RE: No, not necessarily true. - Cut-Throat 16:26:34 06/24/16 (1)
- RE: No, not necessarily true. - PaulN 18:14:26 06/24/16 (0)
- RE: CA - Cut-Throat 09:45:56 06/23/16 (16)
- RE: CA - cfraser 14:07:25 06/23/16 (13)
- A "use" case: - PaulN 14:53:49 06/23/16 (9)
- RE: A "use" case: - Cut-Throat 15:01:52 06/23/16 (3)
- Radio - PaulN 15:10:54 06/23/16 (2)
- RE: Radio - AbeCollins 15:24:16 06/23/16 (1)
- Two functions - PaulN 15:39:26 06/23/16 (0)
- RE: A "use" case: - cfraser 14:59:22 06/23/16 (4)
- I am a fan - PaulN 15:05:21 06/23/16 (3)
- RE: I am a fan - cfraser 15:33:10 06/23/16 (2)
- Honestly, the best thing - PaulN 15:46:44 06/23/16 (1)
- RE: Honestly, the best thing - cfraser 12:34:19 06/24/16 (0)
- RE: CA - AbeCollins 14:33:10 06/23/16 (1)
- RE: CA - cfraser 14:46:21 06/23/16 (0)
- Agree........ - Cut-Throat 14:20:28 06/23/16 (0)
- RE: CA - AbeCollins 09:54:29 06/23/16 (0)
- RE: CA - PaulN 09:53:34 06/23/16 (0)
- Make that: "The Best Music Streamer/Server on the planet... - Ivan303 17:09:33 06/22/16 (0)