erland;647699 Wrote:
Could you give some examples ?
I'm just asking because I'm seriously interested to hear why people
select Squeezebox over Sonos, if you compare their specifications they
are fairly similar and everyone more or less knows that Sonos just
works while it usually takes a
autopilot;651003 Wrote:
For me...
1. Cost.
2. A portable battery powered option for the garden etc.
3. The third party BBC iplayer plugin
4. Having a screen on the players.
5. Being able to use an IR remote as well (made posible by point 3).
4. 5. for me are very important and often
amcluesent;647759 Wrote:
But, yep, the Duet Receiver was a lemon.
?
How so ?
The Duet has been a fantastic investment for me.
Horses for courses I guess shrug
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swayzak
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My 2 penneth...
Been a SB fan for 3+ years. I can't recall what lead me to SB or indeed
why I wanted to listen to streamed music. I remember, I think seeing the
Roku soundbridge and thinking it would be cool but on further research
serendipity brought me to the SB system.
I have SB3, two booms
bobkoure;649095 Wrote:
A square four? Interesting engine. I worked in a Triumph/Vincent shop
(also long ago) and encountered a few Arials - even though it was the
US, not the UK.
They had a major disadvantage: rear cylinder cooling. Made sense for a
sidecar rig where there was ducting.
socistep;649067 Wrote:
I'm also a bit of a geek with slight OCD for which managing the tags on
a collection keeps me occupied,
Me too although I'm not sure about the 'slightly' nor 'keeping me
occupied' as once they're done they're done.
socistep;649067 Wrote:
I'm not on the cutting edge
kweller;649116 Wrote:
Me too although I'm not sure about the 'slightly' nor 'keeping me
occupied' as once they're done they're done.
If my experience is anything to go by I would stay there. I'm much
happier now as I have a working system once again but it took a while
to get there.
kweller;649114 Wrote:
Er, no. That would be an Ariel Square Four.
Which, in the states, at least, was dubbed a 'Squariel'.
Looking at wikipedia, I don't see that nickname for the ' Square Four'
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Square_Four) so I guess it was a
regionalism (New England, FWIW).
I may have backed the wrong horse too.
I am a network, VOIP and systems engineer working on the field for
around 15 years now.
I bought SLIMP3s way back when and used to order them im bulk to save
shipping and sell them on to friends (at no extra charge) and have
turned in to a bit of a
Looking at the latest release and the quality level Logitech marketing
thinks it ok then its just a matter of time seeing the sales figures
drop down and the advertisements on e-bay going up. This would be the
automatic result of web2.0 (people rating and reviewing everything
online).
It amazes
Its 3 years since I bought my first SB product which was a Duet, I now
have 4 zones - 2 touch's, a Radio and a Boom, the Duet has been
mothballed!
I still love the product range and what it gives me, listen to so much
more music and also gave me the introduction into getting more HiFi kit
that
kweller;647730 Wrote:
This won't mean anything to non-UK residents but I bought Squarial as
well!
A square four? Interesting engine. I worked in a Triumph/Vincent shop
(also long ago) and encountered a few Arials - even though it was the
US, not the UK.
They had a major disadvantage: rear
Sike;648971 Wrote:
I constantly had to explain to people how to swap between the two
(Digging down in to the Menus of a SB3...)
Erm, it doesn't really take a systems engineer to know that the
switching between mysb and SBS is on the _top_ level menu of an SB3.
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aubuti
With the changes at Logitec and some interesting developments I too am
questioning my decision to own Squeeze Box technology over Sonos.
First I am a happy user of the technology, have been for a while now.
However I have been troubled by wifi network issues recently and while
I can manage them
having 14 neighbouring network i decided to cable as much as possible.
sonos mesh would probably not help as it uses the same freq band.
Also one should investigate the limits of ones router, a little known
fact repeated on this forum is that some makes models don't conect more
than for example
The 65K track limit is the deal breaker for Sonos. I just helped a
friend set up his newly acquired SB3 ($136 incl. shipping from e-bay)
to replace the $$$ Sonos system for that very reason. It baffles me
that the company would have put such an unnecessary limitation on the
size of the music
froth;648747 Wrote:
With the changes at Logitec and some interesting developments I too am
questioning my decision to own Squeeze Box technology over Sonos.
First I am a happy user of the technology, have been for a while now.
However I have been troubled by wifi network issues recently
TiredLegs;648376 Wrote:
- Sonos did not initially offer players designed to connect to existing
stereo systems. They wanted to sell you their amplifiers and speakers
instead of leveraging what you already own. (Sonos now offers players
designed for connection to external systems, but that
I originally chose Squeezebox over Sonos for a few reasons:
- I wanted the ability to run the server software on a Network Attached
Storage box and play my music without requiring my computer to be
running. At the time, Sonos didn't have that capability, although it
does now.
- Sonos did not
Have been around since SLiMP3 days, currently running that, an SBG
(don't hear so much about them!), SB2, 2 SB3's, a Boom, 2 radios a
controller. Have always tried to keep things simple, and where
possible, wired (have cabled my house). Only ever had 2 problems, one
with the SuperDateTime
The price we pay for all of this wonderful technological innovation is
it is complicated, and sometimes doesn't work as it should. Who ever
thought 20 years ago that future media players, receivers, or TVs would
crash and need to be rebooted/and or reset?
I started with a Slim Devices SB3, but
This post is amusing and very informative as well. Thanks for the info.
coalportal(dot)com
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steamcoal
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View this thread:
I took a quick look at the Sonos general discussion forum a few minutes
ago. Here are some of the subject lines I saw:
Dropout problems
Upgrade disaster
Playlist troubles
High-pitched squeal
Android app problem
Alarm problem
Grrr
Sound familiar? And that was just from a surface skim of one
I've had a lot more success than Cipro with my SB's. I have 2 SB2s, a
Boom and a Radio. I keep them sync'd up most of the time, with the Boom
and Radio playing together most of the day every day. I listen to a mix
of my own library (~100k tracks mixed MP3 and FLAC files) and internet
radio
Thank goodness for a post slightly down on SB that hasn't descended into
slanging.
I am playing poker and drinking Talisker, so I apologise now if any of
the following is disjointed etc.
I think it is fairly well documented [citation needed] that VHS won
when the porn industry started releasing
erland;647699 Wrote:
I'm seriously interested to hear why people select Squeezebox over Sonos
I can remember a small insight in what convinced me:
* I was introduced to the Squeezebox family 'first'
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primacy_effect#Primacy_effect). That has
an effect.
* I know
GeeJay;647708 Wrote:
Last I checked, the system didn't support ratings in the same way your
plugins allow for Squeezebox. I use random playlists that allow for
higher rated tracks to play more frequently. Some of these dynamic
playlists can get pretty narrow in focus: Christmas, the British
Cipro;647678 Wrote:
snip I picked the wrong horse...im mad and sad...and frustrated..
I picked Betamax..VHS won...
I've been with this kit since the first Squeezebox and currently have
five Squeezebox 3s and a Touch. I came to the same conclusion as you
some time ago. I don't install beta
The biggest difference is Sonos are committed to their product line,
with resources etc. Logitech are not, a few diehard engineers are, but
that doesn't provide a secure future direction.
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DaveWr
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Could you give some examples ?
No hi-rez file support
65,000 track limit
No BBC Radio 3 HD streaming
No balanced output (on the Transporter)
But, yep, the Duet Receiver was a lemon.
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amcluesent
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erland;647719 Wrote:
I think you can do it by integrating with iTunes and use iTunes smart
playlists, but Sonos still doesn't support ratings natively as far as I
understand:
http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?p=135291#post135291
It doesn't sound like Sonos has any interest in program
kweller;647730 Wrote:
snip I'm sitting here looking once again at the Squeezebox displaying
the track information for the song it just played rather than the one
it's currently playing. Moose is displaying the same incorrect
information. Reinstalling Squeezebox Server, rescanning, rebooting
For transport of music as with most things, there's no one solution to
meet all needs.
My SB assemblage (now consisting of 2 SB3s, a Boom, and a Touch) has
been rock-solid and trouble free for years. A friend who lives nearby
has never gotten his system stabilized. Another friend had a Sonos
I run the nightlies (debian 'unstable' branch) and almost never have
problems. I only have one Squeezebox 2 and use SqueezePlay and
SqueezePlayer, have about 15,000 FLAC files (and a few dozen MP3s).
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mrfantasy
--Mike
http://last.fm/user/mrfantasy
Guys,
This is NOT a i told you so post. I have spent 3/4 years what ever its
been with 6 Launch versions Duets + controller.
Its been a rough ride, I have fought it at ever turn...my wife has
fought me at ever turn...
Worked one day...dropouts the next...reboots the next...firmware
updates the
The reason Betamax died was it did nothing better than VHS, and had
several disadvantages. Sonos may very well have the advantage in
certain respects, but the fact is there are differences between the
products that can allow both to survive. The last time I checked, Sonos
was missing some
GeeJay;647689 Wrote:
The last time I checked, Sonos was missing some capabilities that I
consider critical to my listening experience.
Could you give some examples ?
I'm just asking because I'm seriously interested to hear why people
select Squeezebox over Sonos, if you compare their
Last I checked, the system didn't support ratings in the same way your
plugins allow for Squeezebox. I use random playlists that allow for
higher rated tracks to play more frequently. Some of these dynamic
playlists can get pretty narrow in focus: Christmas, the British
Invasion years
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