So to summarise for the OP: Sonos has always been better at the multi-room and controller thing, but Slim Devices are hoping to close this gap with the new Duet product.
Although newer than Sonos, it doesn't actually offer feature equivalence. For example, going multi-room has considerable limitations due to it not being a peer2peer mesh like Sonos. This affects synchronisation - audio may be out of sync between rooms. This affects gapless playback, so classical music and other continuous recordings may be interrupted whilst listening. This affects Internet radio, which can't be synced between linked SD players. So Slim Devices offer a good digital audio product and improved control when using the new Duet, but for true multi-room it seems that Sonos, whilst more expensive, has a significant technology lead. It seems very much like you may get what you pay for but if you're on a limited budget, SD will offer a feature-reduced equivalent that may suit smaller households. Whilst SD used to be the open-source option, more of the product is becoming locked into closed firmware in an effort to keep up with critical requirements in the market place such as online music services. This makes it more relevant than ever to just compare the products directly on bang for buck value. If you don't want the "it just works" multi-room function that Sonos offer at a small premium then there are other products like SD and Roku to fill that gap. Edit to add: Incidentally, I work for no company in the market place. I run email for a car company, I just love music :) -- jaffacake ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jaffacake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3206 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43155 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
