Hi, The Danish national radio and television network, DR, just featured a review/comparison of Sonos vs. Squeezebox in their gadget-review program "So Ein Ding".
In conclusion the Squeezebox got 4 stars and Sonos 5 (out of max. 6). As for the Squeezeboxe's, he featured the Duet, Radio, and Boom. Basically the main objections towards Squeezebox was: - Multiroom functionality was deemed unconditionally cumbersome using the Controller. He did mention that iPeng improved on this, but also remarked that it is a 3rd party app. Apparently he did have some issues with synch drifting. - Setup, while not overly diffecult, still more so than with Sonos. - User interface, e.g. Controller, is "fiddly". - Mysqueezebox.com/Squeezeboxserver - The combination of multiple sources and the point made on how multiple devices are used made him conclude that this entire X * Y number of combinations is cumbersome. - Lots of bloat: Too many settings, facebook, etc. Sonos was mainly critisised on two points: - No podcast streaming. - Price. Bear in mind this was a show on the national network, which means one can only assume where little technical knowledge on the audience. I must say I agree with him though. Its kind of a shame because the nationally broadcasted show is quite popular and will probably mean that Squeezebox will remain viewed upon as the choice for nerds who enjoy technology for the sake of technology, and Sonos for those who just want a streamer that works out of the box. -- bhaagensen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75341 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
