Comments on: The ultimate WAF http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2006/04/12/the-ultimate-waf/ a somewhat unstructured collection of news, facts and opinions Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:19:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Keys Corner » Blog Archive » The ultimate WAF (2) http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2006/04/12/the-ultimate-waf/#comment-4472 Keys Corner » Blog Archive » The ultimate WAF (2) Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:14:12 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=456#comment-4472 [...] If you read the comments to my previous post, you’ll have seen that Volker invited us round to look at the Sonos set-up which he’s testing at the moment. A demo really is the best way to appreciate the kit, the hand controller is a little larger than an iPod and makes it easy to link the units in several rooms to play the same music, or if you prefer and the rooms are not all open plan, you can listen to completely different playlists in each room. Like an iPod, the nice thing is that you can display the album covers on hand unit’s display, which makes the selection process more like browsing your physical albums. [...] [...] If you read the comments to my previous post, you’ll have seen that Volker invited us round to look at the Sonos set-up which he’s testing at the moment. A demo really is the best way to appreciate the kit, the hand controller is a little larger than an iPod and makes it easy to link the units in several rooms to play the same music, or if you prefer and the rooms are not all open plan, you can listen to completely different playlists in each room. Like an iPod, the nice thing is that you can display the album covers on hand unit’s display, which makes the selection process more like browsing your physical albums. [...]

]]> By: John http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2006/04/12/the-ultimate-waf/#comment-4307 John Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:53:07 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=456#comment-4307 Ok - we'll take you up on that! :-) Ok – we’ll take you up on that! :-)

]]> By: Volker Weber http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2006/04/12/the-ultimate-waf/#comment-4300 Volker Weber Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:11:31 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=456#comment-4300 But I am not taking any responsibilities for follow-up costs. Trust me, you won't stop after you bought the starter kit. But I am not taking any responsibilities for follow-up costs. Trust me, you won’t stop after you bought the starter kit.

]]> By: Volker Weber http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2006/04/12/the-ultimate-waf/#comment-4299 Volker Weber Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:06:34 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=456#comment-4299 I invite you to come visit and take a look. I invite you to come visit and take a look.

]]> By: John Keys http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2006/04/12/the-ultimate-waf/#comment-4296 John Keys Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:56:18 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=456#comment-4296 Yes, I am sure you are right, I have come the same conclusion in other areas too. However before spending over 1000 Euro, I'm afraid I need a proof of concept. Of course, I didn't know that the Sonos gear was in the pipeline (or even available?) when I bought my SoundBridge, but even so, to spend so much without having tried the idea of streaming music to the stereo would have required a massive leap of faith. You are in the lucky position of being able to try the Sonos for free, which certainly makes the final decision much easier! At least now, I know that the "missing" functionality which the SoundBridge doesn't cover <em>is</em> important. Yes, I am sure you are right, I have come the same conclusion in other areas too.

However before spending over 1000 Euro, I’m afraid I need a proof of concept. Of course, I didn’t know that the Sonos gear was in the pipeline (or even available?) when I bought my SoundBridge, but even so, to spend so much without having tried the idea of streaming music to the stereo would have required a massive leap of faith. You are in the lucky position of being able to try the Sonos for free, which certainly makes the final decision much easier! At least now, I know that the “missing” functionality which the SoundBridge doesn’t cover is important.

]]> By: Volker Weber http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2006/04/12/the-ultimate-waf/#comment-4288 Volker Weber Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:49:58 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=456#comment-4288 I should write another piece: How to overspend. The most expensive way to live is to underspend. You keep buying stuff that does not cut it, and then, in the end you will buy what you should have gotten in the first place. :-) At first, I agreed that Sonos was too expensive. Currently I think they may actually be too cheap. Just take a look at what Bose charges for their Lifestyle stuff. I should write another piece: How to overspend. The most expensive way to live is to underspend. You keep buying stuff that does not cut it, and then, in the end you will buy what you should have gotten in the first place. :-)

At first, I agreed that Sonos was too expensive. Currently I think they may actually be too cheap. Just take a look at what Bose charges for their Lifestyle stuff.

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