The audiophile market is tiny. We all know that. And, by defintion almost, an audiophile is someone who continually tweaks his system searching for, but never really finding, that "magical something" that will make him content. For those audiophiles, the one-box solution to anything is just not ever going to cut it. How many Stereophile reviews start out, "Yeah, but this integrated amp is different from all the previous crappy ones we reviewed..." I think a one-box audiophile SB3/receiver combo, although the wives would love it, wouldn't satisfy more than a handful of people in the country, and they are probably the ones reading this right now! I think the stock SB3 is great solution right now for audiophiles and non-audiophiles alike, and the chances of Slim Devices producing an audiophile-approved version (if that's even possible) are, pardon the pun, slim to none. That said, I'm sure we haven't even come close to hearing that idea for the last time.
-- ezkcdude SB3->Derek Shek TDA1543/CS8412 NOS DAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22301 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
