03-15-2020, 07:17 PM
I purchased the Element X almost 2 months ago from headphones.com (USA).
This is such an excellent product!
However, in my opinion, it has one little shortcoming:
the IR remote control functions do not match up very well with the excellent software app functions.
In the software app (iOS), different buttons control USB input and Network input.
On the physical IR remote, one button is used to toggle between USB and Network.
In my opinion, it is much better to have 2 separate buttons. Pairing USB and Network (with individual controls for other inputs) seems arbitrary.
Usually, this difference is not significant.
However, it becomes important when we try to program a universal remote control (such as the Logitech Harmony)
or the Roon "Deep Harmony" extension.
In these situations, it is desirable to distinguish the inputs clearly, in order to support switching between separate "activities".
Otherwise, we can wind up with 牛头不对马嘴 (~= inconsistent) results!
Tom
Maryland, USA
This is such an excellent product!
However, in my opinion, it has one little shortcoming:
the IR remote control functions do not match up very well with the excellent software app functions.
In the software app (iOS), different buttons control USB input and Network input.
On the physical IR remote, one button is used to toggle between USB and Network.
In my opinion, it is much better to have 2 separate buttons. Pairing USB and Network (with individual controls for other inputs) seems arbitrary.
Usually, this difference is not significant.
However, it becomes important when we try to program a universal remote control (such as the Logitech Harmony)
or the Roon "Deep Harmony" extension.
In these situations, it is desirable to distinguish the inputs clearly, in order to support switching between separate "activities".
Otherwise, we can wind up with 牛头不对马嘴 (~= inconsistent) results!
Tom
Maryland, USA
