sonos and mac wake up for network access

#Sonos and mac wake up for network access tv

IMHO my Pace Car & DAC deliver more resolution to my ear/brain interface than even the latest greatest USB Dac's.įor more 'digital' perspective, I am also of the opinion that you rip and playback digital music files in their native language. While I have softened my stance in light of a few recent USB devices that sound quite excellent. This is ironic, because up until a year ago when the Pace Car arrived, I was of the strong opinion that my highly modified transport and DAC was superior to any flavor of the 'computer audio' digital solutions. The sound is nothing short of astonishing, right up there with my Reel to Reel and Analog Rig! With the use of Computer Audio & Pace Car, CD spinners are now left in the dust!!! (My $5K transport is now relegated to ballast duty on my rack). (See Empirical Audio's website for details). I have been using a Pace Car for about 1 year now, it is set up for Airport Express and Apple TV. I have owned or tried just about every one of these products that have come down the pipe, and IMNSHO, they are mere toys when compared to the latest development from Empirical Audio called the Pace Car. Most of the jitter reduction products are using 90's digital technology and are a bit long in the tooth for use with data extracted CD's. if you are nervous about running the imac all the time, get a cheap mac mini (older g4 for example) to run your itunes connected to a NAS. they go to sleep after a certain period of time, but they will wake up when you prompt them. then remote buddy can control the computer you want your music to come from.Īlso, it doesn't hurt having your imac all all the time. if you want multi-source from each room, you can setup a mac mini in each room all sharing the 1 large itunes repository from your imac and each room could have different music/radio playing. doing it this way, you listen to the same itunes selection in all rooms you have setup. you can also share multiple itunes if you have multiple computers setup. in itunes, under preferences-advanced, make sure you click the button to have itunes look for remote speakers connected with airtunes. then when you want to play from itunes to this 2nd system, at the bottom of itunes, there is a pull down to allow you to pick which rooms or all rooms you want to distribute the music. Is there a flaw in my thinking? Is there an advantage to using a mini? There's no place in either installation for another screen.Īll you have to do is hookup the airport express next to your second system, then from to imac, configure the airport express and name it '2nd system', or 'rec room' or something unique.

#Sonos and mac wake up for network access tv

It seems to me that the simplest solution is to use a NAS to store my collection and add an Apple TV to each system, accessing the library via Wi-Fi and connecting the audio via Toslink to a DAC and the video via composite video. Does your ITunes content have to be on the Apple TV drive or can you access your library stored at another location wirelessly, such as a NAS, via Front Row and the Apple TV? I'm not clear why Apple TV has the built in hard drive. Also works for stations accessed through, which gives you 10,000 stations to choose from. I assume they work the same way with Apple TV. Front Row accesses these easily on the new IMac. Whenever I want to listen to it, it's in a playlist. I usually tune in a channel and open it with ITunes, drag it to a Playlist and name it.

I read that Apple TV won't support web radio. Having Front Row available to manage my iTunes library via the video seems like a better solution than Sonos. I also have an Apple Wi-Fi using Airpport Extreme (the older 801b/g version). Then, I replaced my old IMac with a new one and really like the Front Row feature. Having a friendly interface for the other family members is important.Īt first I was leaning toward a Sonos solution with a NAS attached. I've been reading these forums for a couple weeks trying to figure out the best way to organize a large CD collection (2000 CD's) and to access it wirelessly on two systems.