The forum is one of the very special things about squeezeboxes. I own (as I am sure nearly every computer owner does) several Logitech devices: mice, keyboards, I have a Harmony remote and have set them up for friends. y most recent purcahase was a pair of ultimate ears (great product - very happy). Nearly all of these are class leaders, in my opinion and that's why I chose them. Only the squeezeboxes have captured my imagination, stimulated me to tinker with writing code for the first time in 20 years and changed a fundamental part of life - how I listen to and enjoy music and discover a new, previously undiscovered world of internet radio. As Snarly has said in other postings the addictive nature of squeezeboxes and their tendency to breed (both at my house and now my girlfriends) is an unanticipated factor I never imagined when I first read a sterophile review and then decided to test the water with a duet. The message board is a really important part of the experience. I am surprised to find myself participating with a great deal of interest in this community - I don't have an interest in joining other boards as i find much of the discussion in such arenas banal or positively unpleasant. Somehow the collective wisdom of the squeeze community makes a difference to the whole ownership experience. The music forum has pointed me to some excellent discoveries - from high res downloads, internet radio stations I would never have discovered and new artists that I would never have found with my old way of browsing CD stores. The device forums have helped me discover the (sometimes) hidden capabilities of the players - the investment in time here has paid back many fold in terms of undertstanding the eco-system of ethernet, wi-fi, players and audio hardware that has been created. The contributions from the folks developing the software and hardware are not only helpful but create a personality for the range - these are no longer consumer products but things that real people have created and coded with a sense of passion and commitment. That goes for the folks at Logitech and the several plugin developers that contribute so actively here - and make squeezboxes so unique.
The forum will never go away whilst there is this level of interest. We just need to ensure that the sense of comunity remains. "Trolls" will soon lose interest but those that try to positively help with the community, ensure future product enhancements and ensure that when Logitech bought this product line they also bought an incredible opportunity to engage a very willing, bright group of folks who want to ensure their product remains the absolute class leader in terms of technical capability and innovative features. On their part, Logitech can serve us best by ensuring the successful braoad commercialisation of the squuezbox range and an enduring place in the consumer (and audiophile/digiphile) market place. I see a community very committed to that goal - as I am sure does Logitech. Was it Sean who originally started the forums with the original slim devices? This surely must have been one of the smartest moves i have seen in terms of product innovation and a major win for open-source computing (which in other areas I have not seen applied so effectively in a public/private blend - perhaps others have and I am missing them as well!) Sorry for the long post. -- linvale Squeezcenter running on ACER R1600 Windows XP Fileserver ReadyNAS Duo Main Listening Transporter / Controller Kitchen : SB3 Bedroom : Boom Bath : SBRadio Study: Duo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ linvale's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22828 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76286 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
