The 800 price has dropped here due to the announcement of the 810 I suspect. I think it's also importatnt to remember that the N800 does far more than just control music and the SB3 too.
I'm no flag waver either and took ages to decide between the two systems but for me I can't see what the Sonos offers over the SB. The remote was a draw at first but I wondered how much I'd end up using it and if it would actually get in the way. With the SB you get a control with each and the other options of using laptops and PDAs etc. Radio is far more flexible with the SB (we like Last FM) and I think music searching (esp with Lazy Search) is much more advanced). That display is a real plus for us too, together with the design/style of the units. I think Sonos does what it does very well but for me it's more limited in its approach to doing so and more expensive to boot (albeit cost wasn't actualy a consideration for us). Whilst I had some initial pilot error with setting up my NAS I find SB3 works very well with it and it goes to sleep. I also get a good signal over my wireless network so Sonos having its own is not a selling point either. The big thing for mw with Sonos is ease of set up straight out the box and I think that's where they still have the edge. For those who view the remote with envy, I suspect the current beta for the SB3 will close that gap eventually. -- Empgamer 2 x SB3 1 x SoftSqueeze QNAP TS109 Pro (v.1.1.2)/ Slimserver (6.5.4) 1 x Accoustic Energy Aego M 1 x Audioengine A5 Windows XP Home on Dell XPS 600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Empgamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12652 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39623 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
