Without trying to design the next generation SB4 (which I'd expect would be similar or lower in price compared to the SB3) and without actually _adding_ to the features (which is the wrong direction if you wish to lower the Transporter cost) my suggestion would be:
- Transporter quality electronics and internal power supply - Single display - No knob or other buttons - (possibly) Lose the balanced outputs and perhaps some or all of the digital input connections - Simple, but nicely finished all steel case with aluminum front bezel That should easily be doable for $800 to $1000. My feeling is that the Transporter's $2000 price tag was somewhat arbitrary, although I realize that it pays for the R&D and production startup costs that can be quite high for a small company. This is true of pricing on most boutique audio gear. -- JJZolx Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31935 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
