bhaagensen;690001 Wrote:
>
> But seriously. I love the SB for its advanced functionality, but I
> could certainly make use of easily being able to redirect the sounds
> from my fruits to the stereo. British hi-fi's such as Naim and Linn
> will certainly not switch to Airplay-only, but at the same time users
> are demanding Airplay as additional functionality and Linn already
> delivered and Naim promise to do within months.
>
But do you need the same device handle it ?
AppleTV already exists, just buy one if you like AirPlay to the
amplifier, there is no reason it have to be integrated in an all-in-one
Squeezebox. We want Squeezebox to be really good at it does, we don't
want it to become a multi-purpose device that does a lot but doesn't do
anything really good, do we ?
The situation is a bit different if you are talking about a device with
build-in speakers, because you likely don't want a multiple set of
speakers in the kitchen, you like to be able to reuse the ones you have
on a Boom/Radio, both for AirPlay and main music library on LMS. And
this is where it might be interesting with AirPlay, but for me
personally, I'm more or less always in the main listening room when I
feel the need to listen to something via AirPlay, so I'm not really
sure I would use it much in the kitchen and bedroom.
The question we also need to ask us, is if we are prepared to purchase
a new Squeezebox with current functionality plus AirPlay if it's price
is $99 higher than today. As mentioned previously it requires new
hardware components, so it won't work with the current hardware due to
restrictions from Apple. And it will be more expensive as licensing
costs for AirPlay and hardware costs for these extra components have to
be covered by the price. It could of course also have the same price but
then some of the current functionality/features will have to be removed,
for example the audio quality.
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