+1 Great Thread. I echo the thanks not only to the many contributors of
their time and expertise, but to the entire community, because, if were
not for this family, support could have dwindled.
My story. Despite the "junior member" (low number of posts, I'm more of
a reader), I have put my years in, and my addiction has grown. I have
owned, and loved audio gear and music since the mid seventies. LPs, a
shot stint of 8-tracks, cassettes, then CD's. In 2009 I bought my first
duet for the sole purpose of ripping my collection and ease of playback
from my library. Pretty narrow objective as I found out...
..Then I discovered internet radio, including Radio Paradise, Pear,
Fuzzy and Groovy, and many more....wow....it's probably 75% of my
listening now.
...Then I started thinking of multi room capabilities, and that grew. I
now have 5 receivers, 2 controllers, and of course an android app....
...I was intrigued by a touch for convenience and the audio improvement,
I now have one of those in my main listening room....
...I retired a couple years ago (well, my company decided to buy my
retirement :rolleyes:) and I bought a run down cabin/camp on a small
lake in the woods in Northern New York to renovate. DSL was available
(yes!). I didn't want a stack of gear ("roughing it"), so I bought my
first boom, pretty beat up and "sticky". Wow, what a wonderful product
and perfect for the setting. I then found a nicer Boom, bought that, and
relegated the sticky boom to the garage/workshop at the camp. I can have
something like Radio Paradise or Pearadio playing and my friends will
say "where did you find this station!!!??? It's awesome!". Of course,
they are used to FM stations.
...Back at home, I have always listened to squeezeplay while in the
office. I realized I didn't have a Squeezebox Radio, so I thought I
would try one, found one, bought it. What an excellent product for the
desktop usage pattern. A hybrid of the radio UI and the boom audio would
be a neat product. I can dream...
so, that's 5 receivers, 2 controllers, one touch, radio in one house,
and 2 booms at the camp. Sound like I have an addiction? If so it's a
fun one.
Only one Duet and one receiver bought through retail channels, the rest
on the secondary market (ebay).
Not once have I ever thought of changing platforms, but I do pray that
the hardware will stand up for many more years...
Again, thanks to all and long live the squeeze!
Jim
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