One more wack at helping out cybersus: - IF having multi-room, synced, internet-sourced music capability that works flawlessly right now is essential AND IF the extra money is not crucial then it's pretty clear that Sonos is the way to go
or - or IF you want a system that sets up more like a TV than a PC (that is if you would find any amount of fiddling or tinkering to be deeply frustrating) AND IF the extra money is not crucial then you probably end up with Sonos but - IF sound quality at each individual zone is the most important thing AND IF syncing is occasional rather than normal use AND IF money matters somewhat then you need to look carefully at both or - IF you actual enjoy a bit of tinkering and like knowing that you are getting exactly what you pay for in each component AND IF you like the idea that you are NOT making a major commitment to a whole system then you probably end up with the Duet At the end of the day--unless you do have the internet-sourced syncing requirement mentioned first above--you probably just need to actually see both systems. The form factors are quite different--many of us in SD world are just thrilled with the new SB Controller and think it justifies our having bought into the whole 'slim', open, high level of community interaction thing that characterizes the SD world--we like the one-hand, looks-like-a-remote, fits-with-the-mp3player-gestalt, replaceable batteries, extra-as-yet-not-activated-hardware-goodies-'hidden'-inside (headphone jack, dac, motion sensor, full processor, etc.). Similarly in the Sonos world, the current owners seem to really like the existing Sonos controller (solid, 'beer-proof', like a small PC, etc.). I bet that if you had one of each for an hour or a day you'd have a pretty clear sense of which you prefer (rather than one being 'better'). btw, BOTH SD and Sonos advocates should be absolutely thrilled they haven't been saddled with a RUSSOUND system! Talk about what can go WRONG when you are in the money-is-no-object, proprietary, bling-over-function world. I've got one of these in a vacation house I bought out west. Absolutely ridiculous. Low-function, high cost six-zone system where, get this, each in-wall 'controller' costs $1,200 and the optional 'remote' weighs more than a pound and has to a LAN cable attached (not kidding!). So just for the controllers and upstairs and downstairs remotes you're into the thing for 10 grand BEFORE even accounting for the 6-zone amp, speakers, etc.!!! In comparison, BOTH SD and Sonos looks like relative models of delightful functionality and frugality! ah well... -- cshaida ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cshaida's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47145 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
