Codifus <codifus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I completely understand. The last thing you want to do is sit by the
> computer. I don't know if you realize, but you don't have to sit by the
> computer to realize the benefits of a computer based music server.
I probably do, as I have done the media server setup in the past (not
for me though), I am a software engineer and not one that came back from
retirement to do some Cobol programming ..., I was DJing for around 15
years, I did FOH mixing, and so on. Believe me, I know what is possible
and what not and I do probably better than most people with "media
servers".
> I assume you'll keep your music server in another room computers can be
> quite noisy, what with fans on the power supply and the video card etc.
I don't even have a desktop computer. I know that my MacBook Pro can
handle that easily. I can have it on my lap and access the NAS in my
study with all the music, stream any audio content to the Air****t
Express station - but I don't want to. When I listen to music I WANT the
manual handling.
> Anyway, I won't harp on this anymore after this post. I was trying to
> share a new way of the love of music with someone else.
I can understand why people like this setup. I can understand home
theater setups. I can understand CD changers. Just not for me.
I'm just old-fa****oned. Since I'm using CDs I can't call myself Mr.
Analogue anymore, but my listening style hasn't changed in the last 25
years.
> iTunes is capable of so much more, and I know now I sound like some sort
> of pracher for Apple or EMU. I am niether, just someone who appreciates
> a well made product, be it software or a reasonably priced DAC:)
To make that clear: I love iTunes. I buy songs from iTunes. I ripped ALL
my CDs to the computer (twice, lossless as backup and AAC for the iPod)
I love my iPod touch (even more, when I get unhacked apps on it), I love
my MacBook Pro. I do development in WebObjects and Cocoa about 10 to 14
hours a day (the technology behind the iTunes Store), I know about half
the (original) developer team that developed the iTunes Store
personally, I give training in that technology and so on. What I want to
say with that? That I can understand you. ;-)
So, we are on the same line about that product. It's just that it
doesn't fit in my listening habit at home. And even less in the
listening habit of my wife. We both have several iPods and we use them
very regularly for workout, in the car, while climbing, running, in the
office and so on. But I use the technology nearly never at home. It's
like a chef coming home and not starting to cook there too ...
cug
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