CardinalFang Wrote: > I did pass comment on the general forum in one of the threads. > > I actually don't like it that much. Too many buttons and why two > displays? It adds to the cost and a serious audiophile would switch > them off when listening to music, they're a distraction and potential > source of audio degredation (in an audiophile's mind at least). > > I'd have preferred a much simpler looking transport with a great > graphical remote because it better matches how I listen to music. I > don't like squinting across the room trying to see the display from my > sofa and visualizers are a novelty, completely out of place on a > serious bit of audiophile kit. They may be cool at geek shows, but > seriously bad at HiFi shows, they remind people of nasty Far Eastern > receivers and naff car stereos. > > Unfortunately, I may well at this point switch to Sonos, which is a > real shame because I have been a Slim supporter for a long time, but > this new product simply doesn't match my requirements. It has a load of > features in it that I'll never use (twin displays, buttons, knobs), and > that extra stuff doesn't improve audio quality or usability and don't > want to pay for it. > > Just because you can do all those things with the processor, doesn't > mean you should. Minimalism is the key for me and I think Slim have > lost direction a bit here, there is simply too much superfluous eye > candy going on. > > Paul I can't agree with you more, Paul. Btw what is the Sonos? Furthermore, have you heard or seen Olive's units - especially the Opus? It's a really good example how to design a simplistic unit with audiophile qualities. It's very sleek.
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