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In Reply to: A pretty thorough write-up ............. posted by Cut-Throat on February 26, 2019 at 09:14:19:
That's convenient. I hadn't thought of traveling when writing that.
It recalls an uncomfortable dealer audition experience I had about 6-7 years ago. I was shopping for new speakers and potentially a new amp (if warranted by the speakers), and the dealer who had the speakers I was interested in didn't want to do an in-home audition, so it had to be in store. They asked me to bring in my preamp and amp. They seemed somewhat vinyl focused and the only digital sources they had were a few CD players that I wasn't impressed with, and nothing that could play back my hi-res files. So along with the preamp and amp, I brought a streamer, a USB-powered switch, and a laptop with MinimServer installed with a library of all my test tracks.
The salesman flatly refused to let me hook up my source, and insisted I use their Rega Apollo in one room or their Naim CD5si in another. His opinion was that streaming anything = shit and wouldn't risk an audition on it.
Anyway, the main point I was hoping to make with Bruce was that open standards and open source software help remove dependencies between hardware and software, so you shouldn't necessarily judge a piece of hardware by a vendor-provided app that can be replaced.
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Follow Ups
- RE: A pretty thorough write-up ............. - Dave_K 12:57:17 02/26/19 (3)
- For Sure ............... - Cut-Throat 13:30:20 02/26/19 (2)
- RE: For Sure ............... - zacster 19:07:14 02/27/19 (1)
- I do that on my deck at home....... - Cut-Throat 19:26:56 02/27/19 (0)
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