TiredLegs wrote: > Sonos, like Apple, focused on a complete, easy to use system for which > it gambled (correctly, I guess) that people would be willing to pay a > premium. In particular, Sonis is easy to -sell-. > > As much as I love my Squeezeboxes, the system certainly wasn't easy to > set up. I had to learn friggin' Linux to install, use, and upgrade the > server software on my NAS. Sonos is practically plug and play with an > NAS server, and for most NAS devices it doesn't require a single > keystroke of Linux. The Touch was a step in the right direction in that > regard, but it was too little, too late. > > And, speaking of server software, the same basic stuff has been called > SlimServer, Squeezecenter, Squeezebox Server and now Logitech Media > Server in the time I've owned the same hardware. WTF? > > Yes, Squeezebox is powerful and flexible. But it's confusing to the > uninitiated. And the selling process is complicated for prospective > customers (and retailers) to understand everything the system can do, > and how to get the system to do it. > > Comparing Sonos and Squeezebox isn't like comparing Mac to PC. It's more > like comparing Mac to Linux. Lots of people love the power and > flexibility of an open system, but it's not necessarily for the masses. > So it is with Sonos vs. Squeezebox. +1 You nailed it. That is my experience exactly. People were often impressed by my SB system but I never recommended it - always told them to buy Sonos unless they were particularly geeky. Nobody I recommended Sonos to has ever come back and complained, quite the opposite - they all rave about it.
Sonos has "enough" functionality to be impressive and do its job while still being very reliable and easy to set up. Thanks to its open system approach the Squeezebox line has functionality that is way ahead of any other streaming system but it was unreliable and could be difficult to set up in some configurations. The Duet was a disaster in that respect. You really should not need to know how to fix an IP address to use consumer electronics! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96188 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
