KarylFStein;234516 Wrote: > I'm not an audiophile and don't need top-of-the-line stuff as long as > it sounds decent plugged into my stereo.
I believe that the SB3 was perhaps originally aimed at the audio mid-market, where names like 'Burr Brown' and phrases like 'lossless format support' pricked a few ears. Then add wireless streaming capabilities, SPDIF/out and the attention to detail that the designers obviously put into the unit and you have a US $200.00 piece of audio equipment, no question. <Rant>Actually the RRP down here in OZ is AUD 499.00. With the Aussie dollar at over US 0.90, that's a bit hard to swallow</Rant> Add to this that up until recently, the SB3 was only available in selected HiFi Outlets (at least down here), so you expect to pay a bit more, because you perceive higher quality through that method of distribution. Now, if SlimDevices had really set their sites on the market for lower quality devices, I expect they could have compromised the design and component quality and produced something for 75% or less of the current cost of manufacture, but then the differentiator from all the other music device manufacturers would have been gone, and they were probably too small to be a 'me too' device manufacturer, not to mention possibly alienating the cult-like following they have in the audiophile camp. The release of the transporter shows how much that market drove their vision, and rightly so. SlimDevices didn't necessarily pander to the audiophile, but I believe these guys (I expect) wanted the quality to be reflected in their equipment as much as their anticipated market, and that's an unqualified recipe for success. Remember, to quote you, that 'what sounds decent' is highly subjective, and 'my stereo' is different in every living room. Just have a browse through the audiophile forum, if you don't believe me. Now with Logitech in the picture, however, you may just get your wish. And I'm not bashing Logitech, by the way, it's just the reality of the market they have traditionally played in, and what that market expects from that brand. I love my Logitech bluetooth mouse, by the way.... -- peejay Music is what feelings sound like - Unknown ------------------------------------------------------------------------ peejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39223 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
