The negatives (and there are far more than I'm comfortable with):
* at 6 minutes per CD, feeding them in is a very tedious process. You can do the math for how long the 8500 here took.
* the metadata is clunky. In a 3 CD set it will find maybe, one, maybe two, sometimes 3 and possibly none of the cover graphics. Incredibly it might find data for 2 in the set and proclaim the third is an unknown!
* entering in a set can scatter the entries across a few pages if a number are done at the one time. I'm still trying to find some of them.
* sets can be collated into a single icon entry but that is all it achieves. Each item in the set has to be selected to play. I understand Meridian is working on that.
* the search engine is fine for finding artists and works a treat for pop, jazz etc but is quirky and unreliable for classical discs. Search for "Beethoven Symphony 7 " and it displays heaps of entries as each track is listed. Opera searches can be even worse making finding what you want a needle in a haystack process.
* the APP on iPad is primitive, again Meridian are reported as working on that.
John
Hi John,
Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm genuinely interested to know if any hitchhikers have experience of other systems which address these points?
This may be difficult to answer as in-depth experience of Sooloos and its competition is required.
1) Ripping faster than Sooloos, so less than 6 minutes for a Classical CD rip.
2) Better more accurate metadata lookup than Sooloos.
3) Album sets and the ability to play a set from a single selelction, do any other systems even allow sets?
4) Better CD searching, specifically the text search function rather than the Control 15 cover art browse.
5) Better iPad application than Sooloos
Cheers,
Rick
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