I would not go for anything Apple, because unless you already have another Apple device (iwhatever), you are stuck with them forever. Without starting an Apple vs. PC flamewar (I happen to be a Linux user and outside that fray), I think a simple Olive device (no connection with them) may be better, because it looks better in a living room than two small boxes. I don't know how it would sound but they use passive cooling (no fan). Olive also streams from any computer (I asked them), and is Linux based so you are not tied to proprietary formats.
Apple doesn't support FLAC which is a great lossless format that supports tagging.
The Olive products do seem a bit expensive though. Cambridge Audio has a new product NP30 but I am not sure whether it actually stores music locally, but it can read from an attached (via USB) HDD.
Apple doesn't support FLAC which is a great lossless format that supports tagging.
The Olive products do seem a bit expensive though. Cambridge Audio has a new product NP30 but I am not sure whether it actually stores music locally, but it can read from an attached (via USB) HDD.