hvb83 wrote: > Perhaps I'm missing out on something or am I just being naive. But do we > have a clear understanding already of what the new UE-system does and > what it doesn't do? From what I've seen on the website, it does support > streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, so why wouldn't it support > many of the other services that are currently available? > > And if it doesn't do that, what would be the disadvantage of the new > UE-platform in comparison to other platforms? AFAIK even with reduced > online-services, it will still be on-par with the other music streamers > out there. That is, if they release a new Touch or something like > that...
You are correct I believe. But the information thus far is that there are not any plans for anything equivalent to the current TOUCH (that is, a player that can connect to your stereo with analog line out, or to your DAC with optical, S/PDIF, or USB). The Smart Radio they are releasing has only a headphone out. (and even with such connections, the current radio plays only 24/48, rather than the 24/96 (or even 24/192 with EDO). So if you are a user that only uses a Radio for mostly listening to internet radio and online services, along with some of your own music, then the new radio will likely work just fine. And your existing radios can even be converted with firmware to work with the same system. Any existing TOUCH, SB3, Transporter, etc. are reported as not being able to be converted with firmware to the new system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96191 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
