garym wrote: > interesting, looks like a higher end sonos. doesn't seem to do deal with > music services. Not sure about serving library either....assume also > DLNA. All this makes me appreciate my SB setup more and more....
It uses a Windows- or OSX-based application to serve the library to the boxes. You can control the devices using an iOS-app or the PC/Mac. This gives the advantage of not having all the complexity inherent in DLNA/UPnP services, but has the downside of needing the computer to be running whenever you want to get to your music. Some cool things it does: 1. Supports multiple users, and each can have a different view of the library, as well as personal favorites, etc. 2. Elegantly handles libraries that go missing. For example, if one of the libraries is on a laptop, and that laptop is unavailable, that portion of the user's view won't show up until the library is back. 3. Uses Powerline networking so you get wired performance without having to run new wires. Some cool things it doesn't do (yet): 1. Doesn't support sync playback if you have multiple units 2. Doesn't support gapless playback 3. Doesn't support Android-based phones/tablets for control 4. Doesn't support many music services (currently only supports TuneIn, We7, and Deezer) 5. Isn't available in a 110V version for the U.S. (only for UK and EU customers!) DISCLAIMER: I used to work for Logitech, on the Squeezebox products. I moved to Corsair, who recently acquired Simple Audio. I am not responsible for selling Simple Audio products, but I do know a fair bit about both architectures so I can answer questions related to comparing the two platforms. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91090 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
