the big deal is the price point for me. as well as physical size. i can now travel and have wifi for my PB in a unit the size of my power adapter. the audio capabilities are just an added bonus. not to mention the print server.... sandor On Jun 9, 2004, at 11:48 AM, James Asherman wrote: > > On Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at 10:13 AM, Jim Pacyga wrote: > >> As a previous person said - it is all up to the listener - one man's >> CD quality is another man's crap. It takes a $5 patch cable to >> connect the Mac to an RCA input pair on a any stereo, give it a shot >> and try ripping some good music (that follows all sorts of range and >> amplitude) at different rates with different formats and compare them >> with the CD in your machine. It would be at best a few hours and you >> can be happy that you have the best setup for your taste. >> >> If you want to go hog wild, get a G5 with its digital out and feed to >> an all digital amp and go for broke - that leaves it to just your >> source and your speakers... >> >> Jim >> > > yup. And I have my networked macs share iTunes so I can play my office > iTunes collection in the family room and with the same $5.00 patch > cable rout it to the stereo , outside, anywhere. I fail to see the big > deal here. It's easy. > Jim >