Dogberry2;398757 Wrote:
> The Controller has a more versatile interface than the older SBs;
> handcuffing it to the past might make it more consistent with the
> others, but it doesn't take advantage of the expanded screen size and
> scrolling capability. The original sync design made perfect sense for
> the Controller; the new one makes synchronizing several players more
> laborious. Instead of being able to synchronize several players all at
> once, from the same screen, you have to flip-flop back and forth,
> changing players and going into and out of different menu screens.
> Making things more difficult and complicated on newer products solely
> to achieve a misguided notion of consistency with older, less versatile
> products, isn't exactly a step forward. There are other ways in which
> the operation of the Controller is not "consistent" with the Classic or
> SB1.
>
> "Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds."
Please, let's not twist old RWE's words. The full quotation is "A
foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds." Especially
because making the behavior consistent across products is not foolish.
You get headaches wrapping your head around the 7.3 sync design, and
those of us with a mixture of Classics, Booms, Transporters and SBCs
got headaches under 7.0 - 7.2 moving from one device to another ("Hmm,
will this button push this player into another sync group, or pull the
other player into this sync group?").
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aubuti
Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it. MSI Wind desktop (Ubuntu
8.10) feeding: Basement: SB2 > JVC JA-S44 > ESS Tempest LS8;
Kitchen/Dining: Duet > AudioSource Amp100 > 2 pairs Polk RC60i; Living
room: SB3 > Technics SA-EX140 > Bose Acoustimass 3; Bedroom: Boom +
SBC; Study: Duet > Klipsch ProMedia 2.0; Kid's bedroom: SB2 > Klipsch
ProMedia 2.0
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