Well, not a big fan of Apple products overall, but I must say, Squeezebox is a product I want to "just work" ... and I haven't been given that impression so far.
These sorts of products aren't going to go big-time, for most people, running a server is too much effort to achieve the effect. So, they will be niche products catering to audio enthusiasts like ourselves. I agree, on paper, nothing sounds quite like a SB Touch. Elegant interface, all the right inputs/outputs, all the right codecs, 24/96 support, etc. etc. Easy to get multiple rooms of audio playing. However, in the real world, if the interface is too simple to handle a complex library (mixed classical [where composer matters most, but artist is distinct and has value] and non-classical [where artist matters most, and composer not at all]), that's a little lacking. If I turn on my SB Radio while the SB Touch is playing and they go into an endless stutter/rebuffer/out-of-sync fit, that's a little lacking. If I try to play a 24/96 FLAC file and it rebuffers every 5 seconds, despite a strong wireless connection, that's a little lacking. I suspect Sonos doesn't have these issues, not AirTunes. Now, Sonos can't handle 24/96 and is expensive. Apple requires iTunes and can't handle FLAC. So, nothing's perfect, but ... OK, rant completed. But seriously, Logitech bought slimdevices and there's only 5 developers? I wish I were better at software (only dabble) so I could help. -- antagron ------------------------------------------------------------------------ antagron's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41924 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85125 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
