Asbjorn

Hi Pascal! I bought the Popcornhour A-100 (same software as the A-110) when it was released and has enjoyed it immensly. For movies that is. Even though it is a brilliant movie player, it is really not good enough for music at the moment. Especially the user interface is not sufficient when it comes to handling large libraries. Syabas (developer of the NMT interface) has stated that will rewrite the music interface, but that is months away. And I really doubt it will ever be capable of replacing for instance a mac based system (Mac mini). Popcorn Hour is first and foremost and excellent movie player (highly recomended for playing 720P/1080p content) :-) Cant comment on the PS3 Yours Asbjørn

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Hi :-) I have been a "computer audio anonymous" for a while, and must admit that it was actually my girlfriend who convinced me to take the plunge. We are moving into a new house and has started playing the ”whats going where” game. She wondered if it was possible to not have all those cds in the living room. After I told her about the possibility of a computer based system, her only reply was… BUY IT! :-) So I have been spending a lot of time reading up to be able to make the right choice for me. This site has provided me with a lot of answers (thanks!). I have narrowed my new system down to: - Mac mini and Itunes (for convenience, size and ease of use) - Benchmark DAC 1 - Apple Touch as remote - 2 x 1 TB external drive for storage and backup (backed will be stored in a closet) - Maybe an airport express or two for wireless music in the kitchen/bathroom Hope you can enlighten me on the following: 1) MAC: As the MACs CoreAudio/AudioMidi cant automatically change the sample rate according to the source, I am probably going to go for the ”set and forget” solution of 96Hz (as described in Benchmarks Wiki). My question is whether this MAC limitation is”software” or hardware based? Could a future change in the OS change this? If hardware, could a new version of a MAC mini (if it comes) solve this? 2) Touch: As I understand, under the remote application you can choose whether to stay always connected to Itunes or not. If you choose not to (to conserve battery life), what is the impact on performance? Lets say that I have finished listening to a song and want to change to another artist. How long does it take to connect to Itunes again? And what is the difference in battery life of the 2 options? 3) External drive: I will not build my own and are looking for silent (fanless) and reliable drive (looks count as well). Anyone have experience with”LaCie Hard drive – Design by Neil Poulton”? http://www.lacie.com/no/products/product.htm?pid=11016 Looks nice and supposed to be fanless. Any other suggestions? Thanks :-) Love the site! Yours, Asbjørn Music Sytem: Energy Veritas 1.8 speakers, Kora Eclipse tube preamp, Sunfire amp (biamping) ++