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All my speakers are low-tech analog only devices. There really is little benefit to making most of these devices "smart".
by cabalamat 9y ago
All my speakers are low-tech analog only devices. There really is little benefit to making most of these devices "smart".
- rconti 9y agoOne benefit is not drilling holes in my walls to run speaker wire all over the place. Another benefit is not having an audio player tethered in one place. A third benefit is being able to change the audio settings from any one of a half dozen devices in my house.
- _khau 9y agoOne benefit is not drilling holes in my walls to run speaker wire all over the place. Another benefit is not having an audio player tethered in one place. A third benefit is being able to change the audio settings from any one of a half dozen devices in my house. Okay, but that's just wireless tech. Why do they need to be constantly connected to the internet and phoning home?
- _m7bj 9y agoThe downside is that if you don't keep buying the new systems even though the old ones work perfectly fine, eventually your device will get too old and you will be categorised as a legacy customer. When that happens, your shit will stop working. https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/4/11362928/google-nest-revolv-shutdown-smart-home-products https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/4/11362928/google-nest-revol... That's the future. The dude with the 80's hifi setup knows what's up, in my opinion.
- PascLeRasc 9y agoI'm the same way and I love my 80's Marantz amp/Boston Acoustics floorstanders setup. But I still keep a cheap Chromecast audio and a $10 Bluetooth receiver around for parties, it's just so much easier especially when people forget their headphone dongles these days.