Wayne1 Wrote: > I would not suggest keeping the power supply inside the same case as the > D/A circuitry. The magnetic fields generated by the transformer would do > some rather nasty things. So that would mean two cases. What, you mean like most CDPs and DACs in production today, including nearly all of the megabuck products? If it were that critical then everyone would take the approach of using outboard power supplies.
> Then add in in high quality connectors, power supply parts, film and > foil coupling caps, etc. You would be looking at a SB2 selling for over > $1000.00. > > Are you willing to pay that much? Yes. Face it, there are even people willing to pay $300 and then pay another $500 for some hack with a soldering iron to randomly mod their clock-radio look alikes. But that price estimate is a bit over the top. There are plenty of (very) small production run CD players, integrated amps, etc. that come in quality housings and cost well under $1000. Don't get me wrong... If my Squeezebox didn't cost under $300 I probably never would have bought one. And then I might not have bought an SB2 four months later. Figured it's cheap, so there's not much to lose. Needless to say, Slim Devices wouldn't want all models to cost $1000. They'd lose 95% of their customer base. In fact I'll bet they're looking over their shoulders at the the other end of the market. It's the $150 devices from big players like SMC, and the music capabilities of networked game consoles from monsters like Microsoft and Sony that are their biggest worries. -- JJZolx Jim _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
