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    Chief Sound Officer, Vanatoo
  1. Apple calls the new one the second generation, which is slightly confusing because there was more than one "generation" of the older style, when they switched from 802.11g to 802.11n. I think they made this switch in 2008. The only way I know of telling them apart externally is by looking at the model number. The 802.11n model I have is Model No. A1264. I don't remember the 802.11g model for sure, but I think it was A1084(?). The preferred model is the 802.11n version. Audio doesn't require the higher bandwidth, but the "n" version has better functionality and wireless configurability. The AirPort Utility can tell you this info when you connect to the AirPort Express wirelessly. Hope this helps!
  2. The new AirPort Express definitely has issues with the digital output. We have tried 3-4 of them with the Vanatoo Transparent One and they have all had dropout issues with the digital output, and all worked OK with the analog output. I think we have one customer using the new version with success. ALL of the previous generation of AirPort Expresses worked 100% of the time with the digital output. We were told by a well-respected DAC manufacturer at RMAF last year that the better the DAC, the more likely it is to have issues with the new AirPort Express! I can’t vouch for that directly, but thought it was interesting. We just swapped a new version with dropouts for an older one to help-out one of our customers. My partner (Rick, the EE) is planning to de-bug it to see if he can determine why it has the problem. There is a lot of speculation online that the higher jitter observed in the new unit causes the dropout, but no actual proof. See the following thread on the Apple forum for other’s experiences: https://discussions.apple.com/message/21639006?tstart=0#21639006
  3. Tell Erik that Gary from Vanatoo sent you! It is a very nice stereo shop, besides carrying vinyl. He rebuilds turntables, designs and sells his own speaker stands, and makes the display cases he uses and sells them to others.
  4. Easy Street in Seattle (actually, West Seattle, my hometown) is one of the last "record" stores in our area. They are great, with a large collection of new and used CD's and vinyl. They have a small restaurant and also a stage for live music on a fairly regular basis. They do a great job of keeping music alive in Seattle. There is also a new audio shop south of Seattle in Gig Harbor, conveniently named Gig Harbor Audio. The owner (Erik Owen) has an impressive collection of personal vinyl that he is offering in the shop. Well worth a visit for Northwest vinyl junkies!
  5. I'm not sure if the old guard is falling, but I do know how Vanatoo was "able to make good stuff so cheap." The two main Vanatoo principals (I am one) have ~60 years of engineering design/manufacturing/management experience in the high-tech world. We leveraged that experience, our love of music, and 4 years of hard work to put together the design and manufacturing of the Transparent One. The reasonable price was made possible mostly by our "factory direct" business model. Unfortunately for zenpmd we won't be able to expand to the UK until we grow a bit more here in our home market. But rest assured, we're working on it!
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