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Noob advice on network streaming player
harrawk replied to harrawk's topic in Networking, Networked Audio, and Streaming
Thanks for the heads up, I've ended up going with the Marantz for the Airplay feature. I might also get Airfoil so I can just stream the output from Fidelia which I use with my music library. Most of my files are in ALAC, with just a few in FLAC so it shouldn't be a problem. -
Noob advice on network streaming player
harrawk replied to harrawk's topic in Networking, Networked Audio, and Streaming
Thanks for the advice. It's probably a little over my budget and at the moment I don't have the space for separates but I'll be sure to check them out in the future when I upgrade from the smaller kit. Good to know there are a lot of alternatives out there. -
Noob advice on network streaming player
harrawk replied to harrawk's topic in Networking, Networked Audio, and Streaming
Thanks for the advice. Gapless is one of my biggest gripes with a lot of kit, so I hear you on that front. Will have to give it some thought for sure. Maybe the Marantz will be a better idea with the Airplay? I'm on a very tight budget too so the Squeezebox is probably out of the question sadly as I don't even have anything to receive it's output, but it looks like a great bit of kit. -
I'm looking into taking my first steps into the world of media streaming devices with my eyes on the Onkyo CR-N755 hifi which has had received some very favourable reviews. The only stumbling block has been that I'm a Mac user and in order to stream my music library (ALAC and FLAC) to the unit would require a 3rd party DLNA server such as Twonky, or for me to purchase a NAS (which could cost almost as much as the hifi itself). I've asked around a bit and so far the best bit of advice I've had is that: a) The DLNA programs for Mac should work b) It might be a better idea to pay an extra £100 for something like the Marantz MCR603 which can support Apple Airplay I'm not sure if I can afford the extra £100, and I'm also not sure if it's worth it if I can stream music via DLNA to the Onkyo for just a little extra setup aggro. So I thought I'd open it up to the forum to hear your thoughts on the matter. Will the Onkyo be too much hassle or is the extra £100 for the Marantz too much for just a little extra convenience? I'm obviously also interested in sound quality but from what I gather from reviews, both are strong in this regard.