This seems like a great device for those of us who don't want to mess with a computer in our music rooms. Has anyone heard this player? Are there any obvious downsides to their approach? Thanks in advance for your responses.
This seems like a great device for those of us who don't want to mess with a computer in our music rooms. ... Are there any obvious downsides to their approach? .
i like my Bryston DAC, but a $400 mac mini can outperform this product.
You aren't going to get away from a computer and software entirely. You would need it to rip CDs and tag the resulting music files. Then you transfer them to a USB device (hard drive or flash drive.) If the small display on the front of the BDP-1 isn't adequate for you to select music to play, you'll need a wired or wireless connection to a computer, a smart phone or a tablet running an MPD client.
Nothing wrong with any of this. Just realize that you may need to understand the same concepts and do the same things you would have with a system based on PC or Mac software.
Bill
You aren't going to get away from a computer and software entirely. You would need it to rip CDs and tag the resulting music files. Then you transfer them to a USB device (hard drive or flash drive.) If the small display on the front of the BDP-1 isn't adequate for you to select music to play, you'll need a wired or wireless connection to a computer, a smart phone or a tablet running an MPD client.
Nothing wrong with any of this. Just realize that you may need to understand the same concepts and do the same things you would have with a system based on PC or Mac software.
Bill
I didn't know iTunes supported 24/96.
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