thing-fish wrote:
dean blackketter;254747 Wrote:
Folks have been asking
for a couple of new products from us for a while: a less expensive
Squeezebox and a remote with a display. We did that.
This is indeed an exciting product. However, I am one of the folks who
clamors for a less expensive way to access my music collection stored in
the Slimserver Ecosystem. As I see it, this is not actually chaper:
$399 for the Duet is *more* than the $299 Squeezebox, since the $150
receiver requires the $299 remote for setup. If/when later software
releases make it so the remote isn't required for setup, I'm probably
in for two receivers.
You can get a Duet for $400 and an extra SBR for $150. That makes it $50
cheaper than two SB3's. The more SBR's you add, the cheaper it gets ;) I
have the feeling the setup software won't be too far off if SD releases
the specs.
Note that I think the output jack on the remote (once enabled) is
indeed very neat, but does limit the whole wireless aspect of the
remote if it's anchored to powered speakers in the kitchen or garage or
whatever. The "really getting two recievers in one box" angle doesn't
necessarily apply in every setup situation (though, again, is exciting
in a lot of situations!)
I can definitely see myself sitting in a deck chair on the roof terrace
with a headphone on and a controller in my shirt pocket. I hop they
activate there feature before summer :)
Regards,
Peter
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