I currently have an amplifier and set of speakers I am VERY happy with – but no source! The amp is an Arcam with no fancy inputs like TosLink etc. I want to know how can I play ALAC files on this?
In particular how can I play ALAC without iTunes (or anything else) changing the file resolution (is that the correct phase?).
I don’t want to stream from my computer as I would get annoyed having the computer on every time I want to listen to music. I’ve also read on forums that Apple Airport/Express in effect downsizes an ALAC signal when sending to an Apple TV which in effect is then acting as a DAC, thus no ALAC signal coming out of the Apple TV.
How could I get a pure ALAC signal to a DAC and would a DAC then decode the Apple ALAC format??
I was thinking of using an old Apple TV 160gb hard drive next to my stereo, connected directly to an Arcam rDac via TosLink.
Would this work or would it still not be ALAC?
Many thanks for your help.
ps - I would use something like an iPod touch as a remote to the hard drive.
In particular how can I play ALAC without iTunes (or anything else) changing the file resolution (is that the correct phase?).
I don’t want to stream from my computer as I would get annoyed having the computer on every time I want to listen to music. I’ve also read on forums that Apple Airport/Express in effect downsizes an ALAC signal when sending to an Apple TV which in effect is then acting as a DAC, thus no ALAC signal coming out of the Apple TV.
How could I get a pure ALAC signal to a DAC and would a DAC then decode the Apple ALAC format??
I was thinking of using an old Apple TV 160gb hard drive next to my stereo, connected directly to an Arcam rDac via TosLink.
Would this work or would it still not be ALAC?
Many thanks for your help.
ps - I would use something like an iPod touch as a remote to the hard drive.