gurgel2;321782 Wrote:
> The other day, when talking with some salesmen in an hifi store, i got
> informed that logitech has a duet successor in the store. A squeezebox
> duet with either an amp or some small active speakers. Has anyone heard
> of this?
The Duet just came out! There is no way there is a successor to it
coming out anytime soon. I could see a Duet II in the distant Future to
take the current Duet feedback into account for some product
improvement.
Since Logitech bought Slim Devices and they are a larger company with
more R&D money could a "New" product be on the way as the Logitech Rep
supposedly told the HiFi Salesman? Maybe, but it has always been Slim
Devices policy not to comment on future products and Logitech is the
same way.
The whole idea behind the Duet was to reduce the price of the streaming
unit and to make a mobile Controller available. Personally and in my
opinion, I can think of no reason to release a new product remotely
similar to the Duet (although I would love to see a Harmony 1000 {WiFi
and IR) with the Transporter Knob on it as the successor to the Duet
Controller). Could Logitech be working on a "New" product? I would bet
that they are working on more then one just because that is what smart
companies do. They find a market need and fill it. But again, I would
say that nothing new from Logitech is going to be showing up at your
HiFi Dealer next week! I personally think that the surface hasnt even
been broken of what Network Media Players can do and what will be
available in the next three years.
And just a word on possible rumors and optimism from product reps, one
of the speaker manufactures that I follow has had two new model
speakers coming out for two years now and nobody has even seen a
prototype yet! A friend of mine was with me when the rumor started and
still hasn't bought new speakers yet because he is still waiting for
those rumored speakers! If a Transporter, Duet, or Squeezebox Classic
fills the need you have, I am always of the opinion to get it now and
have it to enjoy now. If not, wait and see what is coming down the
pike. I bought two additional SB3s just 2 months before the Duet was
made public. Was I mad about that, no I wasnt because I was able to
have music in those additional rooms (plus it gave me an excuse to buy
a Duet {for the Controller} so I could add another additional room of
music).
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Media Room:
Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks,
Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference
Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1
Living Room:
Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A
Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1
Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3
Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs
Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5
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