Originally posted by gonk:
I have tried the output of my iPod Nano's headphone jack through my 990, and that was definitely a step down in sound quality from the original CD - but I haven't tried bypassing the iPod's headphone output (need a docking cradle for that) and I've been told that the direct analog output (without the headphone amp in the signal path) is a bit better. Some folks say that anything above about a 200kbps bit rate will yield near-CD quality, but I'm a bit dubious of that personally.
I have a 30 gig 3rd gen iPod with over 3000 songs ripped at 224kbps and have it hooked up to my 990 via analog connection through the docking cradle. I can definitely hear a difference on a head-to-head comparison litening to the same song on the iPod and thru my CD player and the 224 is not CD quality but pretty good. I especially like it for when people are over or party's where it is more background sound but also like to listen when I am cleaning house. For serious listening though I still choose the CD.
Originally posted by gonk:
You can define separate playlists that all draw from the same library and then select a desired playlist depending on what you want to listen to, much like iTunes uses the combination of a central library and multiple playlists. (In fact, recent versions of the SlimServer software can interface with iTunes and use its playlists.)
The version of Slimserver I am using (6.2.1) interfaces directly with iTunes so any playlists or genre's you have on iTunes immediatley goes to Slimserver, makes it paretty convenient.
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