unclemat;579884 Wrote: > Frankly kinda feels like Logitech is letting Squeezebox line die.
I've wondered the same thing based on product availability (or should I say, unavailability) posts here in the past number of months. It'd be a tragedy if you turn out to be right. But, the category has changed since the early days of Slim Devices. When I bought my first Squeezebox (it was a SB1), Roku was one of Slim Devices' closest competitors. Within a year or so, Roku saw the opportunity with internet-connected set top boxes for video and they've made quite a name for themselves in that space. Sadly, the audiophile community is tiny in comparison to the iPod-connected-to-a-powered-speaker-system community. Then there's Sonos. To my knowledge, none of their products support the bit rates supported by the SB Touch. Regardless, my perception is the typical Sonos user is less interested in audio quality (than many Squeezebox users) and more about the relative simplicity, elegance and aesthetics of the experience. I've never seen or used the SB Touch, but my main concern with it would be the fact that the eye candy and cool UI (i.e.: the touch screen) is remote to the listening position in a typical use case. To me, that really diminishes the value of the Touch concept in terms of usability. Would a detachable head (let's call it 2nd generation Duet) address the issue? It sure would but the elegance of iPeng (and similar products) must really discourage Logitech from investing in the development of such a product. I hope I'm wrong about all this, and I do regret not getting an SB Touch if I do end up being right. Support for those higher bit rates would justify all those studio master flac tracks I've bought from the likes of Linn. In my ideal world, Logitech (or someone) would take all the audio qualities of the SB Touch and repackage it a Receiver with greater reliability than the current Duet Receiver. Can Logitech make decent money for such a niche product baring in mind that many buyers would use an iPod/iPad app in place of the Controller? I'm thinking no... -- ShutterShock Tim Living Room: Duet, Bryston B60R w/built-in DAC, PMC FB1i Speakers Kitchen: Boom Bedroom: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ShutterShock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3602 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82327 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
