On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:41:57 -0700, Robert Peirce wrote
(in article ):
In article ,
Audio Empire wrote:
No you don't. iTunes is not server software, it's just ripping software
with
a database. The server software merely allows your computer and the
squeezebox Touch to "talk" to one another over your local in-house network.
Once installed and running you never see it again.
Perhaps we have a problem with terminology. I use iTunes as the server.
All my stuff is loaded on my computer's RAID system. I select what I
want to play, individually or a playlist, in iTunes and send it to the
AppleTV to convert it to optical. I suppose, if I had an optical output
on my MacBook Pro I could go directly to my DAC, except the computer is
on the other side of the room.
ITunes may not be the best music server, but it is hard to beat at the
price. With the MyVinyl Player front end, it also has the potential for
superb quality. I have been very happy with it. I have been less happy
with the limitations of the AppleTV.
I think that my favorite feature is the fact that I don't need the
!@#$%^&
television turned-on to use the thing like you do with the AppleTV!
I had to use a TV to set it up but not to use it. It would be nice if
this were not necessary, but not critical.
Then how do you choose what you want to play from the AppleTV box. You
can't
navigate through your albums with the AppleTV box without having your TV on
so that you can see what you are choosing to listen to????!!!!
I don't. I only use the AppleTV to receive a digital signal from my
computer and convert it to an optical signal for my DAC. That is what I
am trying to replace.
Then just get an Airport Express box.
http://tinyurl.com/ye3nb2a