On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 04:43:13PM -0800, Doug Wise wrote:
> What would make the squeezebox even more cool is to integrate a decent
> amplifier into the box.
> That way, you would only need a network connection and speakers to have a
> stereo system.
After reading the discussion following this
On Mar 29.2005, at 11:17, Jeff Moore wrote:
ATC's active speakers, for
example, have an excellent reputation.
This highlights the real key here: it's the speakers that matter.
I've got a 5 year old pair of powered logitech speakers, which are fine
for gaming but I don't particularly enjoy listenin
2005-03-28-00:12:49 Ken Gilmore:
> I totally disagree. Powered speakers are actually a great
> innovation. Matching amps with speakers has always been a black
> art; better that they do it at the factory - that way they can
> tailor the amp to the driver(s) and perform any EQ needed to get
>
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 05:12:49 + (GMT), Ken Gilmore
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I totally disagree. Powered speakers are actually a great
> innovation. Matching amps with speakers has always been a black
> art; better that they do it at the factory - that way they can
> tailor the amp to the
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:32:33 + (GMT), Ken Gilmore
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm also using in 2 other locations the very excellent Aego2
> system from Acoustic Energy. The tiny satellites contain 1
> driver which is direct-coupled to the amp. The sat cabinets
> are an extremely heavy zi
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To: "Slim Devices Discussion"
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier
> What would make the squeezebox even more cool is to integrate a decent
amplifier into the box.
> That way, you would only need a network connection
JJ wrote:
...People who care about sound quality want
the flexibility to find that perfect amp (or find the perfect speakers
for the amp they love). The mass market wouldn't know what to do with
powered speakers if you gave them away - because they have a 2 or 7.1
channel receiver in their sys
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/28/05 3:38 PM >>>
> Or, I'd like to see a portable SB solution - a
> SqueezeBoomBox. It'd have great speakers and
> plenty of power, using small and cool-running digital
> amplifiers. A card slot for whatever wireless technology
> was in vogue. No radio, no CD pla
2005-03-26-19:43:13 Doug Wise:
> What would make the squeezebox even more cool is to integrate a decent
> amplifier into the box.
> That way, you would only need a network connection and speakers to have a
> stereo system.
I completely disagree. I want the Squeezebox to provide me with a
usefu
Ken Gilmore wrote:
I'm surely biased due to having had a pair of self-powered,
biamped speakers running 24 hours a day for more than 19
years! They are NAD model 8100, and for 15 of those years
they played the same CD! I wore out 4 or 5 CD players in that
location over the years. They get th
JJ
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Not many folks used powered speakers, or would want to
I totally disagree. Powered speakers are
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Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 9:12 AM
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JJ wrote:
I think it's an excellent idea - as a separate prod
2005 7:43 PM
To: Slim Devices Discussion
Subject: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier
What would make the squeezebox even more cool is to integrate a decent
amplifier into the box.
That way, you would only need a network connection and speakers to have
a stereo system.
Doug
Marc Sherman wrote:
Karel Tromp wrote:
I would like to have a SB2 with a build-in drive (f.e. 250 Gb) where
all songs could be taken care off, a nice gnu-linux OS and a copple of
buttons and switches for operating the device. Oh, and a cachless
dvdrom drive would be nice encode my precious music. A
JJ wrote:
I think it's an excellent idea - as a separate product. That way you
needn't pay for anything you don't want to buy.
...
FWIW, I would buy an integrated amplifier model and use it with my
existing speakers if it were cheaper than buying a new SB and a set of
powered speakers. Aye, bu
Karel Tromp wrote:
I would like to have a SB2 with a build-in drive (f.e. 250 Gb) where
all songs could be taken care off, a nice gnu-linux OS and a copple of
buttons and switches for operating the device. Oh, and a cachless
dvdrom drive would be nice encode my precious music. All of them
joyfully
- then make the wireless capability a user installable option in
> the form of a wireless PCMCIA card or something similar.
>
>
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> From: "Robert Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Slim Devices Discussion"
> Sent: Saturda
t;Robert Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Slim Devices Discussion"
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [slim] New Item Request- Squeezebox with amplifier
Doug,
That's an good idea, but it's not really needed -- just get hold of a
nice set of powered sp
Doug,
That's an good idea, but it's not really needed -- just get hold of a
nice set of powered speakers and you've got all you need.
Besides, I prefer to only pay for what I need - I really don't need to
buy another amp; certainly not one inside my music delivery device.
Robert
Doug Wise wrote
What would make the squeezebox even more cool is to integrate a decent
amplifier into the box.
That way, you would only need a network connection and speakers to have a
stereo system.
Doug Wise
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