apple tv vs squeese box
EDUBAG
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hey guys,
i have an older apple tv with the internal hard drive and have read a lot of comments about how cool the sb is so i was wondering what is the difference between the 2. is it worth it to get one once you have the apple tv? i mean i use the apple tv as a music server everything ripped in lossless (wav).
i get the remote app on my ipad so i can use it without the tv on. and it seems that they are both basically a stream/music server gadget.
please enlighten me on this.
regards,
eduardo
i have an older apple tv with the internal hard drive and have read a lot of comments about how cool the sb is so i was wondering what is the difference between the 2. is it worth it to get one once you have the apple tv? i mean i use the apple tv as a music server everything ripped in lossless (wav).
i get the remote app on my ipad so i can use it without the tv on. and it seems that they are both basically a stream/music server gadget.
please enlighten me on this.
regards,
eduardo
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APPLE TV 160GB
PANASONIC BLURAY PLAYER
50" PANASONIC PLASMA TCP50C2
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KEF R300 THREE WAY BOOKSHELF GLOSS PIANO BLACK
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ROTEL RB 990BX AMP
OPPO DV980 (AS CD PLAYER)
PIONEER PL100 TURNTABLE WITH SHURE MX97E CART
MIT EXP2 SPEAKER CABLES
POLK AUDIO RTI4 FRONTS
CSI3 CENTER
DEF TECH PROMONITOR800 SURROUNDS
PSW 125 SUB
PIONEER ELITE AVR23TXH AVR
APPLE TV 160GB
PANASONIC BLURAY PLAYER
50" PANASONIC PLASMA TCP50C2
2 CHANNEL:
KEF R300 THREE WAY BOOKSHELF GLOSS PIANO BLACK
ROTEL RC 990BX PRE
ROTEL RB 990BX AMP
OPPO DV980 (AS CD PLAYER)
PIONEER PL100 TURNTABLE WITH SHURE MX97E CART
MIT EXP2 SPEAKER CABLES
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Comments
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If you have the Apple TV with the built in HDD and have your music stored on there and want it that way then the Apple TV is the way to go. With the SB you'll need your music stored on a computer (or NAS that will run the SB software). The SB is strictly a streamer, there is no storage built in.
The newer Apple TVs don't have a drive and stream over the air. I and several others here have found the streaming quality of even lossless files to not be as good. My SB, streaming the same file over the same network using the same external DAC, sounds significantly better than my Apple TV. If you have the first gen though and music on the ATV itself then this may not be the case for you. -
The SB also has far more streaming sources that it can do, lots of online content whereas the ATV out of the box is fairly limited.
