Gildahl Wrote: > I own a couple of SqueezeBoxes and just visited the Sonos site for the > first time upon reading this thread. the Sonos is definitely a cool > looking product (at 3x the price per station, it should be), but it > really is in a different category than the SB. > > To me, the SB is more like a component that supplements an existing > system, whereas the Sonos is more like a high-end, self-contained, > whole-house audio system. Both can crossover and function in the other > role, but which one you buy really depends on what you're expecting and > want to pay. > > I picture the Sonos user as someone who wants to put a sound system in > a lot of rooms, many of which don't already have dedicated sound > systems. This user wants to be able to carry a (very impressive) > propritary remote around the house and control the music to the entire > house from wherever he/she is. This user also wants a turn-key system > with as little dependency on a server as possible. > > On the other hand, I picture the SB user as someone whose main goal is > to stream their music collection to an existing sound system or > systems. Who tends to primarily play/control their music in one room > at a time. And who considers simulcasting to other rooms or the whole > house a secondary priority. This user also tends to be comfortable > having their music on a "real" server and considers it an advantage. > > Judging from what I've heard, the sound quality of both systems is > otherwise comparable. Setup is probably a little bit more complex on > the SB, but I certainly wouldn't say it was difficult. So it really > comes down to how you intend to use the system that would determine > one's choice. > > If the Sonos and SB were the same price, I think I would still have > gone with the SB. I don't need more amplifiers, I like using my > universal remote, I really like the open-source server concept, and the > display on the SB units is exceptional. I can certainly see why the > Sonos system is compelling to some, but for me, it is not competition. > It's just another category of product.
Exactly! The thing that turned me off of Sonos and towards Slim: - cost - no digital outputs - included amplifier - closed source - cost (did I mention that already?) But its approach would be appreciated by those with lots of money and little time/desire for tweaking. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21684 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
