erland wrote: > Which works great unless you want a remote, because it's when you want > to remote control all these apps it's starting to get complicated and > Squeezebox have a gigantic advantage. Another thing is synchronized > playback between multiple devices, try to accomplish that with an iPod > with a non Squeezebox app... > > > Linn's future is tied to excellent audio quality and audiophile users > which doesn't necessarily mean streaming, whole house audio and > excellent support for premium streaming services or easy access to music > content. > > However, if your main interest is great audio quality and everything > else is second to this, I believe Linn is a very good choice, definitely > a lot better than a Logitech device. Their Kinsky controller app for the > iPad is definitely one of the better UPnP controller apps I've seen.
Linn do achieve whole house synchronised audio, if you can afford their devices. They also support AirPlay so you can get your streamed services from an iThing, or a Mac. The issue is UPNP and cost. However one of the users has been writing a server, which allows a great approach to flexible music library searching, Minimserver is definitely one of the better approaches to music library searching. I think it is significantly better than LMS. It allows loads of variety on custom tagging, multiple tagging etc. The writer has akenn interest in classical music, and has designed great flexibility to support appropriate structures. The cost is is still an issue for most people. Whole house audio does require different types of element, both physically and cost wise. I am looking at AirPlay on the new Apple Express units (only 44 16bit) as a stop gap. The lack of repair for Logitech stuff is my problem (over the years I spent over �1000 on their products). I have a boom that the knob doesn't work anymore. Last year an SB3 died, replaced two SB3 power supplies. One of my remaining SB3s has a display fault that's intermittent. Logitech, unlike all the rest of my hifi stuff doesn't do repairs. I obviously don't fit their business model. I hope the engineers that gave us all the good times find good career paths, they had commitment to a cause. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96371
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