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Old November 29th 03, 05:58 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Tim Hobbs
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 17:41:41 -0000, "Stimpy"
wrote:

malcolm wrote:
wrote in message ...
Is there a product like a hard drive that connects to my amp that I
can store all my cds on as mp3 then choose the tracks/albums/party
mix/soft music please

there are or were hard drive based "hi-fi" separates from what I
remember, or there was a few years ago....
prob a bit expensive the 'Slim' at 299 looks neat.


ISTR that Sony do one although I believe it uses ATRAC rather than MP3
encoding


Yes, mine swallowed 230 CD's and then suddenly decided that the first
170 were PCM, not ATRAC format, hence they don't play (20 seconds of
white noise actually). Only three weeks wasted! :-(

It's with Sony at the moment for repair, although unless they can tell
me what they fix I won't be accepting it back. I suspect a software
glitch, and hence it could recurr.


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Old November 30th 03, 12:52 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Stimpy
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?

Tim Hobbs wrote:
Is there a product like a hard drive that connects to my amp that I
can store all my cds on as mp3 then choose the tracks/albums/party
mix/soft music please

there are or were hard drive based "hi-fi" separates from what I
remember, or there was a few years ago....
prob a bit expensive the 'Slim' at 299 looks neat.


ISTR that Sony do one although I believe it uses ATRAC rather than
MP3 encoding


Yes, mine swallowed 230 CD's and then suddenly decided that the first
170 were PCM, not ATRAC format, hence they don't play (20 seconds of
white noise actually). Only three weeks wasted! :-(

It's with Sony at the moment for repair, although unless they can tell
me what they fix I won't be accepting it back. I suspect a software
glitch, and hence it could recurr.


I've gone down the route of server + client PC + decent sound card + smart
looking flat screen/keyboard on the shelf alongside the amp and CD player.

The worst part has been finding some decent, good looking software to run on
the 'client' PC. Currently I'm using iTunes as it has a good looking user
interface but I'm looking at getting something written to spec to give me
exactly the functionality and user experience I want


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Old November 30th 03, 12:52 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Stimpy
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?

Tim Hobbs wrote:
Is there a product like a hard drive that connects to my amp that I
can store all my cds on as mp3 then choose the tracks/albums/party
mix/soft music please

there are or were hard drive based "hi-fi" separates from what I
remember, or there was a few years ago....
prob a bit expensive the 'Slim' at 299 looks neat.


ISTR that Sony do one although I believe it uses ATRAC rather than
MP3 encoding


Yes, mine swallowed 230 CD's and then suddenly decided that the first
170 were PCM, not ATRAC format, hence they don't play (20 seconds of
white noise actually). Only three weeks wasted! :-(

It's with Sony at the moment for repair, although unless they can tell
me what they fix I won't be accepting it back. I suspect a software
glitch, and hence it could recurr.


I've gone down the route of server + client PC + decent sound card + smart
looking flat screen/keyboard on the shelf alongside the amp and CD player.

The worst part has been finding some decent, good looking software to run on
the 'client' PC. Currently I'm using iTunes as it has a good looking user
interface but I'm looking at getting something written to spec to give me
exactly the functionality and user experience I want


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Old December 1st 03, 04:24 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Jim H
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?

more from the 'Stimpy school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

Tim Hobbs wrote:
Is there a product like a hard drive that connects to my amp that
I can store all my cds on as mp3 then choose the
tracks/albums/party mix/soft music please

there are or were hard drive based "hi-fi" separates from what I
remember, or there was a few years ago....
prob a bit expensive the 'Slim' at 299 looks neat.

ISTR that Sony do one although I believe it uses ATRAC rather than
MP3 encoding


Yes, mine swallowed 230 CD's and then suddenly decided that the first
170 were PCM, not ATRAC format, hence they don't play (20 seconds of
white noise actually). Only three weeks wasted! :-(

It's with Sony at the moment for repair, although unless they can
tell me what they fix I won't be accepting it back. I suspect a
software glitch, and hence it could recurr.


I've gone down the route of server + client PC + decent sound card +
smart looking flat screen/keyboard on the shelf alongside the amp and
CD player.

The worst part has been finding some decent, good looking software to
run on the 'client' PC. Currently I'm using iTunes as it has a good
looking user interface but I'm looking at getting something written to
spec to give me exactly the functionality and user experience I want



How about one of these:

http://www.ahanix.com/dvine5.html

With the front VFD panel, plus a plugin for your media player so that
information is displayed on the little screen. It shouldn't be too tough
finding a programmer to do this.

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Old December 1st 03, 04:24 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Jim H
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?

more from the 'Stimpy school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

Tim Hobbs wrote:
Is there a product like a hard drive that connects to my amp that
I can store all my cds on as mp3 then choose the
tracks/albums/party mix/soft music please

there are or were hard drive based "hi-fi" separates from what I
remember, or there was a few years ago....
prob a bit expensive the 'Slim' at 299 looks neat.

ISTR that Sony do one although I believe it uses ATRAC rather than
MP3 encoding


Yes, mine swallowed 230 CD's and then suddenly decided that the first
170 were PCM, not ATRAC format, hence they don't play (20 seconds of
white noise actually). Only three weeks wasted! :-(

It's with Sony at the moment for repair, although unless they can
tell me what they fix I won't be accepting it back. I suspect a
software glitch, and hence it could recurr.


I've gone down the route of server + client PC + decent sound card +
smart looking flat screen/keyboard on the shelf alongside the amp and
CD player.

The worst part has been finding some decent, good looking software to
run on the 'client' PC. Currently I'm using iTunes as it has a good
looking user interface but I'm looking at getting something written to
spec to give me exactly the functionality and user experience I want



How about one of these:

http://www.ahanix.com/dvine5.html

With the front VFD panel, plus a plugin for your media player so that
information is displayed on the little screen. It shouldn't be too tough
finding a programmer to do this.

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org
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Old December 1st 03, 05:26 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?


"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Tim Hobbs wrote:
Is there a product like a hard drive that connects to my amp that I
can store all my cds on as mp3 then choose the tracks/albums/party
mix/soft music please

there are or were hard drive based "hi-fi" separates from what I
remember, or there was a few years ago....
prob a bit expensive the 'Slim' at 299 looks neat.

ISTR that Sony do one although I believe it uses ATRAC rather than
MP3 encoding


Yes, mine swallowed 230 CD's and then suddenly decided that the first
170 were PCM, not ATRAC format, hence they don't play (20 seconds of
white noise actually). Only three weeks wasted! :-(

It's with Sony at the moment for repair, although unless they can tell
me what they fix I won't be accepting it back. I suspect a software
glitch, and hence it could recurr.


I've gone down the route of server + client PC + decent sound card + smart
looking flat screen/keyboard on the shelf alongside the amp and CD player.

The worst part has been finding some decent, good looking software to run

on
the 'client' PC. Currently I'm using iTunes as it has a good looking user
interface but I'm looking at getting something written to spec to give me
exactly the functionality and user experience I want


why do you need server client
can you not run a standalone pc


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Old December 1st 03, 05:26 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?


"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Tim Hobbs wrote:
Is there a product like a hard drive that connects to my amp that I
can store all my cds on as mp3 then choose the tracks/albums/party
mix/soft music please

there are or were hard drive based "hi-fi" separates from what I
remember, or there was a few years ago....
prob a bit expensive the 'Slim' at 299 looks neat.

ISTR that Sony do one although I believe it uses ATRAC rather than
MP3 encoding


Yes, mine swallowed 230 CD's and then suddenly decided that the first
170 were PCM, not ATRAC format, hence they don't play (20 seconds of
white noise actually). Only three weeks wasted! :-(

It's with Sony at the moment for repair, although unless they can tell
me what they fix I won't be accepting it back. I suspect a software
glitch, and hence it could recurr.


I've gone down the route of server + client PC + decent sound card + smart
looking flat screen/keyboard on the shelf alongside the amp and CD player.

The worst part has been finding some decent, good looking software to run

on
the 'client' PC. Currently I'm using iTunes as it has a good looking user
interface but I'm looking at getting something written to spec to give me
exactly the functionality and user experience I want


why do you need server client
can you not run a standalone pc


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Old December 1st 03, 11:17 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Ian Molton
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Default cheap non portable mp3 player?

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 19:00:38 -0000
"Stimpy" wrote:


Because I don't want a huge, ugly, noisy PC cluttering up my music room;
this way I have a silent PC hidden in a small cupboard and dedicated to
playing music, with just the flat screen and keyboard visible. The server
lives elsewhere together with it's backup device etc


you can buy truely silent PCs nowadays and it'll use less electricity that way too.


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