Simon I just wish Sonos would co-operate!

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(17-06-2014 19:33)bbrip Wrote:  Linn :-) Great streamers, lousy control points

(18-06-2014 18:06)DavidHB Wrote:  

(17-06-2014 19:33)bbrip Wrote:  Linn :-) Great streamers, lousy control points

What, specifically, is it about Kinsky (or Kazoo) that makes you describe them as 'lousy'? That's strong criticism; it would be interesting if you could unpack it.

I am on record that I much prefer Bubble DS to both Kinsky and Kazoo, for specific reasons. But that does not make the Linn apps 'lousy' in my opinion. As I see it, they get the basics pretty much right; they are standards-compliant (at least to the extent that they work with the MinimServer browse tree without messing with it), reliable and reasonably easy to learn. They are also multi-platform (which the Lumin app and Bubble, to name but two, are not). Yes, the feature set is limited, and the user interface, though perfectly usable, is a bit uninspired. If they were all I had as control points, I'd still use them in preference to iTunes or Windows Media Player for selecting my music.

How would your views differ from these?

David

Well Kinsky has next to no popular music streamers for starters. No Multichannel support. And no DSD support. Those three reasons alone are enough to prevent me from using it. And I have a Linn DS streamer....

Linn Simply fails to spend big on developing the true capabilities of this software..