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So my Squeezebox arrived. Absolutely outstanding. Nicely packaged, good printed documentation, little extras like batteries for the remote and nice quality phono cable.
The server software is very professional on the Mac, and the sound is great.
My wife thinks it lacks a little something compared to my CD player, but for every bit of extra depth or punch I get off CD, I find an equal or greater amount of harshness. With my hifi setup and now my Squeezebox receiving my 192kb mp3s, I have a nice balance of quality and convenience. Of course, my ears are not as good as hers. I think I've had a spot of tinnitus since I was little. I can remember thinking that our solid state TV was "noisy" in my right ear. I must have been under 10, maybe about 9. TVs can be noisy, but not in only one ear generally.
I particularly like the server software feature where it finds
iTunes playlists and integrates them into the selection even via the
remote. I made a playlist called "Back to Mine" after the CD series
(I have the Orb and Orbital Back To Mine compilations). Right now
it's playing "To The Unknown Man" by Vangelis, which is soothing my
jangled nerves (bad day at work).
posted at: 22:19 | path: /music | permanent link to this entry