mvalera;298371 Wrote: > Here's the story. > > Sonos' initial setup is easier for the novice for wireless, but if you > use a wired connection that is a moot point. >
Not at all true when we're talking about controller connectivity issues. These forums are full of such problems and the controllers can't be wired. I have both systems in my living room right now, I'm testing them side by side. I have full retail units, purchased sealed in a store, not battered old press test kit with old firmware. I've taken a lot of criticism prior to today on various forums, including this one. I was accused of delivering Duet criticism based on a very limited use experience with early code. This lead to many, very personal, insults which the forum moderators here refused to address. So, to appease the critics, I've gone back to day zero. I have both pieces of kit, in my own home, on my own network, with my own music library. I've got the very latest production release of SqueezeCentre installed on both a Windows PC and my Infrant ReadyNas NV+ alongside all the Sonos kit. Ultimately, as requested by Logitech staff, I will be updating the cNet review I made a little while ago to carry more facts and accuracy. Which machine will start playing an internet radio station fastest? Who has the best sync? Which system can skip tracks backwards and forwards on demand without a delay? Which system can display album art on screen whilst browsing? Which system integrates with iTunes the best? Do you really need a server machine? How do the two controllers compare? These are the kind of tests I will be running in a review that I intend to publish shortly. I don't work for Slim Devices, Logitech, Sonos, or indeed anybody in the hifi industry. I'm a simple, independent, IT geek who sits in a cube all day working for a car company. I'm unbiased and come to the argument presenting only facts from real life experiences from ownership of BOTH systems. They both have their advantages and the best solution would have elements of both systems. I don't intend to draw any direct conclusions, I will simply let the reader decide which system meets their requirements best. cybersus (or any other interested party) - If you have any specific tests you'd like me to run, then by all means let me know - but I do recommend you, and any other potential buyers, delay purchase until I release my results. -- jaffacake ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jaffacake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3206 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47145 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
