First of all happy thanksgiving to the Slim Team (and all our US Colleagues)
The controller and iPeng are still not the complete solution. I us SB as the front end to my complete music system. This involves a DAC and amplifier. To enable good WAF (and as I get older - to make my life easier) I currently use a Harmony One. This sorts out all the connections for video, audio, cinema stuff etc. If I use only this I have the choice of web interface - not super convenient, or the basic remote interface. If I was to use a controller or iPeng, I am still stuck with what to do for volume control. We seem to have lots of small pieces but no holistic mechanism. This holistic approach is what draws consumers to all in one music centres - even the high end Classic systems from Linn, or Solo from Arcam. If Slim is to progress in the next wave of product families, I am sure some simplification will be necessary. If I was not available, my wife would struggle to maintain a SB / Squeezecenter environment. I think care is required if we are all to continue to enjoy what Slim Devices created - it was (and I believe still is the best environment), but others wait in the wings..... Sorry about the rant - but SB is the best investment I have made in audio in the last 5 years, I hope it will survive commercially for the next 5. Regards Dave -- DaveWr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55543 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
