Any Squeezebox device is worth keeping. They are pretty reliable in comparison to other gadgets nowadays. Might not be quite so true for some of them, the Radio for instance, but in general, the construction of SBs is solid. Michael is doing a superb job in keeping the platform up and running. This should be honored much more. Hardware-wise, it's telling that a lifetime of 10 years or more is considered exceptional nowadays. My main amp is a Revox B250-S that was built in 1987, and besides a capacitor replacement there was no service ever needed for it. 32 years in permanent service, that's quite something. And I have no doubts I would still use it 30 years from now. Schematics are available, the hardware design consists mainly of standard components, and Revox keeps supplying almost any component of any device they ever brought to market. That's remarkable. I cannot think of any other manufacturer that does this. The speakers and most parts of my main stereo set are nearly the same age. Good proof that spending more money gave you better quality, at least that's what used to be true back in the day. You can now spend 1600 EUR on an iPod dock and enjoy its crappy audio from a wife-acceptable shiny 7.1 polypropylene D-class system, and these things won't even last you 5 years before they add to the garbage dump because nobody is capable of repairing the undocumented, twisted, "defective by design" components. In what aspect is that better anyway? Hi-Fi was never about fashion, still my impression is that the focus shifts towards the shell and gimmicks like app control, and away from overall quality. Something got lost along the way but it's not caused by the manufacturers entirely. It's also the consumer's responsibility to control where things are heading, and imho it's going down the drain. If your Squeezebox fails you, there are ways to repair most of the issues. I am trying to do my part in keeping the Squeezebox ecosystem ticking. Please, instead of considering to abandon Squeezebox in total, or tossing a failed device, give me a PN or create a thread in this forum. There are many people out there who will help.
PN me if your Boom / Classic / Transporter display has issues! LMS 7.9.0 on Windows Server 2012 1x Squezeebox Classic SB2 8x Squeezebox Classic SB3 (3 waiting for repair) 8x Squeezebox Boom (one dead, one waiting for repair) 1x Transporter 2x Controller (one waiting for repair) 3x Touch (1 dead, 1 waiting for repair) 2x Radio (1 dead) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JoeMuc2009's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23131 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110689 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
