We are witnessing a revolution in the way music is recorded, distributed and replayed. Someone companies are going to get the replay part of it right and make a fortune. The following comments are from a UK/GB perspective.
Apple have done a really good job in my opinion. They have covered just about the full replay cycle and it "just works", on the whole. Usability is paramount and the audiophiles may scoff but it was people I know use. If we need background music between sets at a gig we take an iPod. Job done, as they say. If I want a setlist to practice to, I turn to iTunes. Lossy audio is quite good enough for these requirements. I have thought about using iTunes for everything and would if it supported FLAC. iTunes does of course try to lock you into the Apple business model. Everyone has to make a living so I fully understand the need for this. The Brennan JB7 looks to have done another brilliant job of covering the replay chain for CD and digital audio owners. As a "closed box" solution (again, many experts will turn up their noses at this point) I would really like to try one. Now, in my humble layman's opinion, this or the Vortex Box are closer to the solutions Logitech really do need to adopt. Naim and Meridian are providing turnkey solutions for the high-end. I'm not sure what Sonos is doing - I have never got around to investigating their systems. So I agree with the original quote. Do I like my Logitech Classic? Yes - it is almost the perfect solution for me. As is the Boom. Would I recommend to an acquaintance asking for advice? No, unless I was on the spot to set it all up for them. Sorry, again. -- dBerriff SB3, Boom, AVI ADM9.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dBerriff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12247 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67399 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
