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i used to use logitech/squeeze, but recently switched (it's dying, as far as i can tell, and certainly wouldn't run on the latest opensuse) to audioengine D2 -
by andrewcooke 14y ago
i used to use logitech/squeeze, but recently switched (it's dying, as far as i can tell, and certainly wouldn't run on the latest opensuse) to audioengine D2 - http://audioengineusa.com/Store/Audioengine-D2 http://audioengineusa.com/Store/Audioengine-D2
it's more expensive (i think), and less flexible than the logitech solution, but it's also (much) simpler, (much) more reliable, and better sounding (imho - i did some comparison tests and the DAC sounds similar to a decent "budget audiophile" DAC I own, and, incidentally, significantly better than the audioengine D1).
the D2 sender plugs into your computer and works just like a USB soundcard. each D2 receiver (you can have up to 3) receives wifi from the sender and outputs either digital or good quality analogue. the data transmits as 24/96 (ie decent quality) and there's a volume control on the sender that adjusts the output after the DAC (so you don't lose resolution).
then i just use whatever player i want (currently mpd, so i can have network and web clients - i am thinking of buying a small tablet to control the web client).
tldr - the D2 is a "done right" hardware solution, that sounds good, but it's not particularly cheap.
more of my rambling - http://acooke.org/cute/AudioEngin0.html http://acooke.org/cute/AudioEngin0.html
also, see this previous HN thread - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4736980 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4736980
ps if anyone wants to buy my (discontinued and unsupported) logitech hardware for a nominal amount i think i still have it. a duet and a boom. but i'm in chile, so i imagine shipping costs elsewhere are significant.
pps i have not used sonos, but i heard that there's some limit about the number of tracks or amount of metadata they can handle. if you have a lot of music i would check before buying anything. as far as i know, the sonos is more like logitech - it's a "system" that manages your music, while the D2 is more like a wireless soundcard (or wireless wire, with optional DAC). i prefer the latter because it means i can play around with other "audiophile" hardware on the audio end, and other software on the computer end, but that's just my taste.