Les Mikesell wrote: > Ted Miller wrote: >> >> Application (in case anyone cares): Move better-than-FM quality audio >> across a leased audio circuit with delay under 10 seconds. No >> Internet exposure. Obviously one box is required at each end, and the >> encoding box works much harder than the decoding box. Software to run >> will probably be Ices -> Icecast -> network -> mplayer. Will be using >> USB audio interfaces, probably something like the M-Audio Fast Track >> Pro. Because of the nature of the application, once it is booted up >> the only disk activity is occasional logging when there is a problem >> with the connection. >> >> Any advice, web links, battle scars, or advice gladly accepted. > > Not quite a match, but maybe worth investigating the hackability: the > $99 Roku box sold initially to stream Netflix but supposed to be getting > other capabilities. Or for just audio, their soundbridge products that > are more expensive but some include speakers. Development specs are > available for the soundbridge along with source for gpl'd code included > with the netflix box. Not sure about development on the netflix box, > though. Might be worth $99 just to take it apart and see what's in there. This would be more interesting for the playback end (no audio input capability is visible) if this were a one-time project, but we will probably have to supply more pairs in the future, so a more stable platform is more interesting. Price is certainly right, but unlikely to hold, as they are charging $200 for their SoundBridge. Ted Miller Indiana, USA