These days I only do stable releases in anything I own. I do enough design and debugging at work. :-)
My impression with 7.4.1, with what I think is a decent installed base, is that it is less reliable than prior releases reaching back to 6.x, and my posting history is there to show it. The installation was not smooth. And now that it works, some nagging occasional pauses and random behavior persist. The Duet particularly so (no surprise there historically), but even the typically very reliable SB3s will stutter here and there, especially when synched (2 SB3s and 1 Boom are *always* synched in my setup). The synch itself works well enough, but there seem to be some occasional stuttering issues around it. Occasional long pauses between songs, typically. The very occasional stop. I don't recall it happening with several prior releases. I do understand Logitech is evolving as is the product line, and think the Touch a very cool addition to the lineup. But as this thread cautions, I think it is critically important that the core functionality of the SB system, that is to play music with total reliability, is never remotely compromised for bells and whistles. I can live with album art not showing at times. I can live with some cool features here and there not working. But the music not playing or having dropouts, that will always have a very emotional reaction. When I am in the mood to listen to music, the last thing I am in the mood for is to troubleshoot why it might NOT be playing. Which has happened to me a few times in 7.4.1, randomly. That said, I continue to be a fan and will continue to endorse the product, albeit a bit more cautiously after the 7.4.1 experience. Here's looking forward to more stability going forward. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: Shuttle X27D - Ubuntu 8.04LTS - SBS 7.4.1 Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet (1), Accuphase DP65v CD Amplifier: Accuphase E306v - Creek OBH21/22 Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) - Audioengine 5/S8 - Acoustic Energy Aego M Headphones: Grado SR-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
