[slinkelist] Digital Audio server

[shawn@sboyle.com]

I think this depends on which direction Sony goes with their equipment. As long as they keep a two way interface, whether it's Control A1 or two way IR, or Firewire, or whatever, there will be a need for the hardware based Slink-e. Personally I will never give up my CD changers. Hard drives are fast, but it's all too easy to lose data. I'll still use MP3s to copy the occasional disc that I don't like enough to spend $15 on, but I'll keep the bulk of my music on nice, safe, cheap CDs. [If my math is right the cost/MB of CDs in a changer is much lower that of hard drives.]

Then there's my Sony receiver and MD deck both of which I control with the Slink-e, and if Sony wakes up and gives it's next line of DVD changers the same Control A1II features that it's CD changers have, I'll be all set.

I'm going to keep my little Slink-e box a part of my home theater setup for as long as I can.

-Shawn


On Thu, 16 November 2000, Brian Atkins wrote:

> 
> no no no, what Colby has to realize is that with 180GB hard drives now
> becoming available, he needs to work on ditching the whole hardware based
> CDJ approach (i.e. slink-e and changers). He needs to come up with a way
> to auto-rip CDs via changers into WAVs, and modify CDJ to work with those.
> I want to get rid of my changers!!! (and I hate MP3 quality) I would gladly
> pay for the CDJ software if it could do this.
> 
> P.S. I am not sure if it is what you want, but look at shoutcast.com
> 
> Tom Hammond-Doel wrote:
> > 
> > Slightly off subject.
> > 
> > Is there a REASONABLY priced digital audio server out there?  All the
> > thing has to do is have an ethernet connection in and a decoded MP3
> > audio out.  After that, even CDJ could control the thing with the
> > correct interface placed on it.
> > 
> > I've seen the Audiotron, DAS, and AudioRequest, but they're over spec'd
> > and subsequently overpriced.
> > 
> > Just a SIMPLE NETWORK MP3 PLAYER!  That's not too much to ask is it?  Is
> > this another device I'm going to have to build myself (I'm a firmware
> > engineer)?  For that matter, Colby, this seems like a prime project for
> > you.  Want some help?  Throw a Net+Arm and MP3 decoder on a card, or use
> > a PC104.  Seems pretty simple.
> > 
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> Brian Atkins
> Director, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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