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Originally Posted by dura /img/forum/go_quote.gif
As mentioned earlier in this thread, TEAC makes a serie of devices with possibilities similair to the Squeezebox.
And there are devices from Philips and Sonos, and some more expensive machines from f.i. Linn and Olive.
What i'm waiting for is a good mediaplayer with HDMI out and digital out and a nice screen and GUI to navigate through my music library so that I can use the same device to view movies as well. Sadly almost all mediaplayers that play video also play audio have digital out and support WAV/FLAC/MP3 etc. but none of them has a decent screen. And I do not want tot turn on my flatscreen everytime I want to hear music.
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That's exactly my thought: I'm happy with the TEAC, it works perfectly, it doesn't need a PC, just a USB drive.
But the TEAC has no coax output, and I think a PC or a Mac Mini probably sound better. My 20 years old CD player connected to the same dac (DacMagic) sounds noticeably better. Now I'll try with the coming Ref.5
All other music servers need a connection with a monitor/TV, and this is something I don't want.
The Sonos has a nice controller and is said to sound better the squeezebox, but does not support hi-resolution files. The Linn needs a NAS with a Upnp server, the Olive would be perfect, but it's pricey, and does many things I don't need.
The only real alternative I've found is the Sonore (
SONORE by Simple Design.......the sound has to be in concert with the music.......) which is a small box, with an internal storage, and a really good sound card. You can control it with an IPhone app, or through a web browser. The S/PDIF output is up to 94/26, but you can also use the USB output with a USB to S/PDIF converter.
I asked for a quotation, but I think it's pretty expensive.