I was really hoping this thread wouldn't develop this way, but since it has, here's my 0.02.
*To the OP:* these are the Slim community forums, so (most/everyone) here has already considered the question you are asking and plumped for the SB/Duet. To that extent, our feedback isn't unbiased or independent. We can tell you why we chose the way we did, and the things that we like about the two systems, but we have our clear preferences. If you've asked the same question on the Sonos forums, and I hope you have, you'll get the alternative view. For myself, when I was choosing between the two systems, I had a choice between going with Sonos or picking the SB and upgrading my speakers. The cost of Sonos then was a huge factor as was the fact (at the time) it didn't play FLAC format (open source/lossless codec) which I had decided I wanted to use. I also like configuring and fiddling with my setup, and I have since very much brought into the Slim, opensource, community driven approach. I don't want a closed system - I want to be able to configure the services I use and if something comes into the program or player that I don't like, I want to be able to roll back to an earlier version. The best advice I can give is to work out if there are any dealbreakers with either system. If not, download Squeezecenter (which comes with a free software player/emulator) and run it through your files. Have a play and see if you like the style/features. If yes, buy an SB or Duet, try it for 30 days, and if you don't like it, send it back and buy the Sonos. If Sonos offers a 30 day money back guarantee, you could buy that and trial it instead. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I was one of those who was extremely critical of the way you chose to approach and review the Duet. Not worth going over in detail, but not so much what you said, as the way you chose to respond afterwards as rob53ben and jaffacake. To that extent, you have to accept a level of background suspicion here as to your motives. I think an acknowledgement that things could have been handled better would go a long way to alieviating that concern. That said, I haven't seen anything recently that suggests to me you're trying to do anything other than what you say - review side by side and in detail the two systems. If these forums are as friendly and helpful as we always hold them out to be, people here need to get over it and pitch in to answer your questions and help you out. I think it was Robin that had a conversation with one of the Sonos admins when this all kicked off and both of them agreed there's a danger in taking this too seriously. Some of the Sonos people feel there's a history of Sim posters Sonos-bashing on their forums - not recently but look at the archives and they may have a point. We'll all read your review with interest, and my only advice (entirely unsolicited) is that you'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. ;-) -- Siduhe ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47145 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
