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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by cabalamat on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @07:22PM (#15077189)
All my speakers are low-tech analog only devices. There really is little benefit to making most of these devices "smart".
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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by rconti on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @10:07PM (#15077990)
One 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.

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by _m7bj on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @05:29AM (#15079893)
The 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-revol...

That's the future. The dude with the 80's hifi setup knows what's up, in my opinion.

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by _khau on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @09:30AM (#15081348)
One 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?

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by PascLeRasc on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @10:29PM (#15078087)
I'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.
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