[slinkelist] Digital Audio server

[Schaaf John]

Don't forget that MP3's are compressed.  Even at 5 to 1 compression, 30 gig
hard drives can be had for under $200 and you win over a $200 200 disc
changer.  I know they can be had for under $200 also, just some numbers.  I
compress MP3's at 10 to 1 and can't hear the difference so it comes out way
cheaper.  Also, a hard drive can be accessed on a per song basis faster than
your changer can change cd's.  You do however loose the ability to fade
between tracks from different cd's if you have more than one changer.  You
can also back your MP3's up onto cd-r's so if your data HD does blow up, you
don't lose your collection and they will restore pretty quick (or use tape)
and they are then also portable.

Just more thoughts.
I am really going back to work now.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: shawn@sboyle.com [mailto:shawn@sboyle.com]
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 9:14 AM
To: slinkelist@nirvis.com
Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Digital Audio server


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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