dafiend wrote: > Isn't UPnP a HUGE step back? What about replaygain, gapless playback, > support for wide variety of formats, tight synchronization of devices > etc. > > What's the limitation with replacing squeezebox devices with hifiberrys > and the like? why these obvious ads for the overpriced and less flexible > sonos system in every replacement thread?
Just a quick answer (although I've read your other arguments with PasTim) : this is all about a transition strategy to be able to inject any uPNP media renderer in your network and still be able to use it in conjunction with your existing LMS "ecosystem". I personally love iPeng, for example. But the reality is that the BoomBox, Radio and other SB are discontinued and some people like to buy off-the shelf, consumer grade & look "extensions/replacement" solutions and just have them working out-of-the box, even if they don't have all the flexibility of a native SB device. Some prefer quality of sound above any complication, some prefer simplicity of use of purist quality. Some prefer to be more hobbyist and tinker with hardware. I'm sitting a bit on both chairs, sometimes I go the HW route, sometimes the SW route, sometimes a bit of both. For that project, I've decided to try to see if I could build a fully SW, auto-setup, no complicated installation required, bridge between each Sonos device and LMS, so that a Sonos device would automatically show up in the LMS device list. I'm not saying this is the best and/or only solution, I'm just trying this route that would work very well for me (currently that "bridge" is done in HW in my system, by analogue connection between a Touch and PLAY:5, this is flawless for sync but not great for control). At the end of the day, this is a fun project and hopefully it will work and be useful for others. If not, I'll still have learnt something during that development :-) BTW, I'm _not_ solely focused on Sonos, any MediaRenderer will work, in fact my app discovers and manages a JBL and a Marants devices that sits in my home, but my n°1 objective currently is Sonos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ philippe_44's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17261 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101622
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