One key thing the SB can do is make a random mix
of your entire collection - it's like a 10000-disc
CD changer.
You will surely discover music you had completely
forgotten about this way.
cliveb wrote:
> I'm a very satisfied SB2 user. The device is
superbly thought out, and I
> sold my high-end CD player a few months ago as a
result. But I've
> noticed one minor downside to this way of delivering
music. It's not an
> SB problem specifically - it would apply to any
network music player.
>
> Back in the days when I used a CD player, there was
a wall full of CDs
> in a rack. When I fancied listening to some music,
I'd walk up to the
> rack and start browsing, often scanning almost at
random. I'd spot a CD
> that took my fancy and put it on.
>
> The network player approach is different. Browsing
the entire music
> collection just doesn't work the same way. Sure, you
can do a "browse
> music -> artists" and step through the alphabet, but
it just doesn't
> feel as convenient. I believe the end result is that
you tend to pick
> an album you want to play in advance and put it on.
(Note that when the
> CDs were in a rack, it was also very simple to find
a particular album.
> So it seems to me that the operational paradigm of
network players is
> more restrictive).
>
> Maybe I'm just peculiar and nobody else thinks this.
but I'd be
> interested in others' thoughts.
>
>
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