"bill" wrote > Funny thing, I was just talking to an audiophile who owned a Squeezebox and > returned after several weeks because the digital output STILL swaps channels > on a frequent basis. This is a known and still unaddressed bug (correct me > if I'm wrong). Can't imagine any audiophile could live with it. > > I own three SBs, but would jump on another product that was similarly priced > and with remote controllability and played flac and MP3 and had decent > customer support. And buy that, I don't mean just a good user forum. I've > actually seen SlimServer's quality go DOWN over the past year or so. > Regression testing and stability have gone out the window in favor of adding > every feature conceivable. I obviously more fun to code new features than do > regression testing and refactoring to make a more stable and user friendly > product, but SB is a commercial product and a certain minimum level of > functionality needs to be maintained. It would be nice if Slim would decide > what that is and then guarantee their products to that level by regression > testing every Server and Firmware release. The correct orientation of > channels on the digital out should be on that list. > > And replying to these issues with "It's open source, shut up and contribute" > doesn't wash. I paid good money for the product and it should function > consistently. If I'd paid nothing, I'd have nothing to bitch about. > > All IMO of course, > -bill
You raise some valid concerns here. However, there are two things that perhaps should be mentioned: 1. While I've had no particular issues with stability, if a previous version of slimserver was meeting your needs then there's no reason you need to upgrade to a newer version. 2. Sean (slim CEO) has addressed the optical digital L/R switching problem. It's a problem with the actual IC they're using for the digital out, it's not the result of problems with slimserver. It's solution must come from the maker of the chip--so it's not exactly like slim devices is ignoring the issue, it's just out of their powers to fix it. Also, the problem is nonexistent on the analog outs and even, I believe, absent from the coax digital output so it's not as though there aren't other usable options. You may still find you're dissatisfied with the box. I know I'm not. It's not perfect, but it's still the best way to experience my music collection that I've ever seen. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
