12-10-2007, 09:20 PM
SteveO --- Marantz went to transistors long before your receiver was but a gleam in their eye.
davester, I feel your pain. Mostly because there are a zillion ways to skin this cat, so asking for advice is a crapshoot.
You might consider a NAS instead of a Mac. Pros and cons there. On the other hand, using a low-power-consuming Mac such as a laptop/mini/Cube means keeping it current. Got money?
A big part of the answer will come from how you wish to control the music. Computers have iTunes. AirPort Express has remote controls you can buy for it. So do iPods. Or there's the Sonos system. And the Roku or Slim Devices are there.
davester, I feel your pain. Mostly because there are a zillion ways to skin this cat, so asking for advice is a crapshoot.
You might consider a NAS instead of a Mac. Pros and cons there. On the other hand, using a low-power-consuming Mac such as a laptop/mini/Cube means keeping it current. Got money?
A big part of the answer will come from how you wish to control the music. Computers have iTunes. AirPort Express has remote controls you can buy for it. So do iPods. Or there's the Sonos system. And the Roku or Slim Devices are there.