HDD media player,accept it or not??

[karma]

used it

 

[preiter]

I'll second the nomination for a networked player. It's much cheaper (assuming you have a PC and a wireless router already), and very convenient.

Another good choice is the Roku Soundbridge, www.rokulabs.com

 

[richard_majer]

Do you have any other recomendations for such device, please? Is in this days Roku or Sqeezebox still actual, please? I'm evaluatin to buy my second sound source. Thanks for help

 

[kevinkr]

Well another option could be the Apple iPod with the new Wadia dock - this should give you pretty good performance using Apple Lossless (skip AAC at all bit rates for this - sorry) Including 160GB iPod Classic and the dock should run you about $800, add external dac of choice and you are set. Have not tried this yet. (I do have a Classic 160GB and as it stands it is not good enough.)

I run a media server, (thread detailing elsewhere on diyaudio) a Peter Daniels inspired variation of the shigaclone, and a Sony SACD SCD-777ES for digital sources - all quite good for their respective media. The server is very good in comparison to either of the other sources. (J River media player software, ASIO, and an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI sound card running WinXP Pro)