radish;299411 Wrote: > I'm curious - which "mainstream" manufacturers are you talking about > here? I'd be willing to bet there aren't many companies larger or more > mainstream than Logitech making such devices. The only biggie I can > think of is MS, and their model with WMS is actually surprisingly > similar to SC/SB at the conceptual level. > > And to add to what people have been saying about reliability - I > have/have had players from the SB1 through to the TP and SBR. My server > runs on an old Win XP box, with pre-release software no less, and I > can't remember the last time it didn't "just work". Look at how long > I've been around this forum, if they didn't work I wouldn't be here! > In fact I've had more problems with the 2 Macs in my house than the > Squeezeboxes ;) *dons flameproof underwear* > > On a wild tangemt, I recently bought a house after living in rented > apartments since leaving home, and I can tell you there was a steep > learning curve! More than once I found myself wishing I'd just stayed > in that nice building where everything was done for me, but in the end > I'm glad I stuck with it, the freedom and flexibility is worth a little > work!
Sorry, by "mainstream" I meant mainstream audio (not computer gizmo) companies...Naim, McIntosh, Arcam, Linn, Meridian, NAD etc. Many more will follow! OK so most of these are pretty high-end but that's usually the trend. Eventually there will be a trickle-down... I'm pretty sure these guys are taking media servers VERY seriously. I did say mainstream not "mass market" :o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
