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RE: AirPlay vs. DLNA Streaming - Which is better?

My talent is to read documentation and then intuitively configure the equipment so that it encounters a design bug. When the product concept is ill thought out, it can be difficult or impossible for a tech writer to produce a clear manual. I think that's how I zero in on potential problem areas. Fun to do, if one likes puzzles. Unfortunately, with audio the problems can result in subtle sonic degradation and these can be devilish to ferret out.

Getting the design of mixed signal equipment right is a very tough problem requiring multiple scarce engineering skills and there aren't many first rate designers with the needed skills in high end audio. The market is too small. There is more money to be made in computers, elecommunications and military electronics. Also, these other marketplaces generally have customers that are more technically competent than audiophiles. High end audio manufacturing is not a market I would want to go into. However, if I were a good snake oil salesmen and con man, then perhaps I would feel otherwise.



Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar


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