nicky6;255670 Wrote:
> Hi!
>
> it seems everyone is really interested in the controller. Me however,
> is more interested in the sound quality. How does this new little black
> box called the Receiver fare against the ol' SB3 in terms of sound
> quality using the built-in DAC's (Wolfson vs BB)? And why did you go
> with Wolfson rather than BB?
>
> Also, since I haven't been reading the forum for quite a while, how
> much of this project is the "Logitech Monster"'s ;) baby and what is
> "The Good Guys from SD"'s ;) part? The black box is a tuned down(?) SB3
> delivered by the original good guys and the controller is derived from
> the Useless DJ BadSound system ;) and also formerly known as Jive?!
> Please fill me in ("The names have been changed to protect the
> innocent" or whtever they say in some documentaries ;) )
>
> Me too have been waiting for the prices of SB3's to get in a market
> based price range (i.e. ~149-199USD) to build my multi room sound
> system. Now I'm thrilled to read about the Receiver, but only if I
> don't have to buy a Controller with it (as implied regarding setup). I
> already have a remote to my SB3 (yes, I know I can't use it with the
> new receiver...) and have a Sony PSP and laptop etc to control the
> system.
>
> If SD/Logitech don't solve the remote-issue regarding setup, then I
> think it would be a really nice gesture of SD/Logitech to make these
> avail to previous customers for a lot less, say 149USD (which still is
> an awful lot of money for what is still a "simple" remote control with
> a color screen, albeit with lots of RAM and 802.11g built-in).
>
> I'm stil an avid admirer of the SB-conecpt and have friends who are.
> And as seen on this forum, LOTS of people are. So please SD/Logitech,
> listen closely to the songs of this bunch - please make the remote
> cheaper and also, make the receiver possible to setup without the
> remote.
>
> and, Sean or whoever can tell - please answer my question regarding the
> difference of the DAC's earlier in this post :) Very much appreciated,
> thanks and keep up the otherwise good work!
The entire Jive platform was designed and built by the original Slim
Devices team (with newly minted Logitech employees who were previously
long-standing community members), along with input from my product
marketing team (which are a mix of SD and Logi people). There's not a
single bit of the Wireless DJ product in the Squeezebox Duet.
As I've said before, companies in the "mass" high-tech market generally
price up from production costs (which factor in a LOT of things beyond
material costs -- labor, yield, shipping, amortizations of costs of
design / tooling / etc.). There's no reason to assume Logitech would
behave any differently.
-=> Jim
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