aside from the power supply "issues" with the squeezebox...it sounds like a nifty solution for sure and i may look into getting one once i upgrade the rest of my playback and build a new PC with more storage capacity.
I'm having trouble taking this company seriously though, based on their discussion of their high-end device, the Transporter. Aside from the preposterous name, it is basically a squeezebox with a good DAC right? and it costs $2K? wouldn't someone looking at something like this go with a squeezebox and a high-end dedicated DAC? I mean if you've got 2k to throw around on a DAC, you are not looking at this thing right? you want the DAC's off the power circuitry that is powering the wireless receiver and the flac/mp3/other format decoder, i would think. and then they say stuff like:
Accurate Digital—Transporter's digital path is not only "bit perfect", but also extremely accurate in timing precision. Clock signals in Transporter are handled not as ones and zeroes, but as precision analog signals. Specialized crystal oscillators, careful clock management, and linear-regulated logic supplies ensure the lowest possible jitter throughout the system.
what does it mean to handle clock signals as precision analog signals?
Transporter's sound quality surpasses even the most exotic compact disc players.
this is its list of features:
AKM's professional-grade DAC
Fully balanced analog stage
Super-regulated linear supplies
Dual display
A clever knob!
I don't know why, but this device bugs me...and it's making me feel like no matter what i buy from this company, i'm going to be ripped off.
