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TheOctavist;691362 Wrote: > 300 bucks?.expensive? > > shiee... > > its a piece of piss in audio land. it is an amazing BUDGET > component.that performs as.good as anything if its kind at any price! > > > i like the screen. dont mind paying for it,.hell the touch imo is worth > far more thsn what it costs. id buy it at 500... There is two misconceptions at work here . 1. Touch screen is expensive thus unecessary on a budget, it's cheap and the fact that you set up networking and diagnose directly on the device offset a lot of support cost. So even if the only time it is used is the setup it is worthwhile after that you can have project album art as screensaver which i mostly do as have an iPad . 2. BOM (bill of manufacturing ) and price are close related ,they are not, they are at the lower limit, price is about perceived market value , these thing cost about nothing to manufacture . Other cost as development support and mysb.com and LMS and shipping keep stock in warehouses etc etc is far more, all normal cost to keep a product line in stock. BOM goes dowm if you produce in great numbers thou, then you could operate at lower price levels. Remove functions and it people would not want to pay the 300$ sticker price anymore .Now it is closer to 200$ in many places If you want cheaper then one most sell on a greater scale like phones and cheap dvd players this is a risk to get this scale economy. You must really sell millions of them, then Touch could go for 50$ like a DVD player found at wallmart or similar . The great thing with Touch is that it does not feel compromised in any respect it's good enough sound-quality for almost anyone , the discerning audiophile can connect a dac of choice that's it . -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85129 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
