Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-05 Thread mvalera
The Squeezebox Controller at $299.99 is a great value. It's a mini linux computer with an ARM processor, built in WiFi, a Wolfson DAC (same as the receiver), an IR emitter, a headphone jack, and a SD slot. Where it is now, and where the developer community takes it in a few months are 2 differen

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-05 Thread EnochLight
Well I've already sounded off in Mike's sticky thread announcement, but I'll spout it off again here: $299 for the new Squeezebox Controller is way too much (although I do agree that the Duet is a much better deal than Sonos + Sonos remote). If the new controller was $199 I might have bought two

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-05 Thread seanadams
erland;254711 Wrote: > Does the SqueezeBox Controller have a working headphone output ? > > What does "Digital passthrough to S/PDIF for DTS" mean on the > SqueezeBox Controller ? > It says it support this in the product specification on: > http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_controller.html As with

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-05 Thread seanadams
Ali-M;254705 Wrote: > Why go with the Wolfson DAC instead of the Burr-Brown? The Duet Receiver has no headphone jack or geekport, and also needed different power supply voltages, so the electrical requirements for the DAC were completely different. The Wolfson is a newer DAC which better met tho

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-05 Thread mvalera
I'll add that in, but it may have to wait a couple days. I need to pack for CES! Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forum

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-05 Thread erland
mvalera;254721 Wrote: > All the listening would be through whatever you are controlling with the > Controller. > > I put a qualifier in the audio formats at the top, does that make it > more clear? It's a little bit clearer, but I really don't understand why the "Audio Formats" section should

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-05 Thread mvalera
All the listening would be through whatever you are controlling with the Controller. I put a qualifier in the audio formats at the top, does that make it more clear? -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com

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