I have had 3 SB3's for a few years and while it was a bit challenging to get everything running exactly the way I wanted it, it now runs with virtually no maintenance and hardly a hiccup (except when running the microwave, which reliably kills reception after 30 to 60 seconds every time--but I'm used to it). I never tried the Duet, but it sounds like that might be a good thing :-) I will probably get a Touch eventually.
I bought this system primarily for the great audio quality that was promised (and delivered), its ability to completely integrate my audio collection, its openness and flexibility, and (yes) to some extent its geekiness and niche aspects. In researching it, I fully expected it to require tweaking and tinkering; but that was actually appealing to me since I knew I could ultimately tailor such a system in ways that I could not do with other more "canned" systems. This, of course, makes it a system that is not for everyone. This is one of the reasons I was always a little concerned of what would happen after the Logitech takeover. It's not that there is anything in particular bad about Logitech (I own lots of their products), but a large, popular company is going to have a tendency to pickup a more mainstream population of users with lower desire to be "challenged" by their audio system. I've always viewed the system as a hobbyist sort of system, but those who want a turnkey system are likely to be at least somewhat disappointed in the effort required. I personally think it is absolutely worth the effort, but understand why others may see it differently. -- Gildahl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gildahl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4102 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
