Re: Sonos

I think we'd all be interested.

The question is, where would you put the tradeoffs?

I'd love to discuss it more,
  on the level of what would you design in, what would you design out?

Sadly, I probably can't lend any time to the project. Much as I'd love to.

Michael

At 1/24/05 03:21 AM, you wrote:
>I'm going to stick my neck out to this group... I'm on the verge of
>designing an AT replacement just for my own use. I have no time/interest
>in selling this, but it would be useful to gauge any interest others
>might have in doing similar.
>
>--Tim
>
>
>Ron Smith wrote:
>
>>So far, the only one to do it right was TB with the AT. And now that they
>>have dropped the ball I don't know what I will do when my home is rebuilt
>>(destroy by Hurricane Charley) if my AT doesn't work. I packed it away
>>securely before the storm and I have kept it packed until I can return
>>home.
>>It looks like another 4-6 weeks to go. I hope it works.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Tim Hill" <[email protected]>
>>To: <[email protected]>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:06 PM
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Sonos
>>
>>
>>>Another interesting attempt, but, as you say, flawed because it's all or
>>>nothing.
>>>
>>>Is it that difficult to get this market right? Manufacturers don't seem
>>>to have any idea what they are doing.
>>>
>>>--Tim
>>>
>>>AndyN wrote:
>>>
>>>>I stumbled across Sonos by reading a review of their new system in
>>>>the Feb
>>>>issue of Sound and Vision.
>>>>
>>>>Take a look - http://www.sonos.com - I'm impressed.  A few things I
>>>>think
>>>>they did right ... a) a great looking remote with display and
>>>>iPod-style
>>>>spin wheel; b) appears no server software is required since it supports
>>>>NAS
>>>>boxes; music is stored on the network, not in their box, c) the
>>>>system is
>>>>multi-zone aware and has the ability to play the same selections in
>>>>sync
>>>>across zones.  Two issues is that the stuff is a little pricy - $500
>>>>per
>>>>ZonePlayer, $400 per Controller; and there is no "component" version
>>>>(with
>>>>digital out, etc) for use with an existing system ... the ZonePlayer
>>>>has
>>>>built-in amps.
>>>>
>>>>Anyway, probably the most interesting system I've seen ... comments or
>>>>observations welcome.
>>>>
>>>>AndyN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>

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