nicky6 wrote:
>
> So guys, pleeeeaase help me out! I want good audio quality, from a
> manufacturer that will be here in 5 -10 years time.
>
For what it's worth, if you would have asked back in 2008, I doubt
anyone would be willing to promise that Squeezebox would be around
2013.
It's pretty likely that Logitech will still be here in 5-10 years time,
the question is just if they will still sell audio streaming equipment
and I guess you are really looking for a product family that will be
here in 5-10 times rather than the manufacturer itself.
To ensure that something works over long time, you really need an open
solution that can continue to work after the hardware vendor stops
selling the devices and preferably something that's based on a software
solution which isn't restricted to a single hardware vendor. In my mind,
this would mean something that's based on Linux or Android and allows
installation of third party software. It's likely going to be a more or
less home brewed solution and you are unlikely going to be able to buy
the exact same hardware in 5-10 years, but since they allow installation
of third party software you can probably make old devices and new
devices work together in the same eco system.
If you are ONLY interested in good audio quality, your best bet is
probably to choose one of the HiFi manufacturers, the problem is just
that these system often have less good support for online streaming
services and music discovery functionality. The alternative to this, is
to focus on a system that allows you to use an external high end DAC,
but then we are probably talking about the home brewed Android/Linux
solutions mentioned above.
Sonos is a good compromise between features and audio quality, just be
aware that you are buying into a rather closed system where you more or
less will be restricted to the functionality Sonos decides to
implement.
There are a lot of other different start-ups and new manufacturers, but
it's hard to tell which ones that will still be here and still focus on
music in 5-10 years time. If you choose one of these, make sure you
choose someone that's focused on music rather than focused on making all
kinds of different hardware, the ones focused at music are most likely
to also do that in 5-10 years if they are still alive by then.
Having said all this, I suspect the way we listen to music is going to
change a lot in 5-10 years, so it's hard to guarantee that a system
that's good today is going to be good also in 5-10 years time.
Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info))
(Developer of 'many plugins/applets (both free and commercial)'
(http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland).
If you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third
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You may also want to try my Android apps 'Squeeze Display'
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.isaksson.squeezedisplay)
and 'RSS Photo Show'
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.isaksson.rssphotoshow)
*Interested in the future of music streaming ? 'ickStream - A world of
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(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98467-Pre-Announcement-ickStream&p=743516)*.
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