PhilNYC Wrote: > The primary reason I *didn't* get an Olive Opus was because I didn't > want the internal hard drive. I already have a huge music collection > on my network, and the last thing I needed was to have another hard > drive...
It was the cost comparison I was trying to underline since someone said he hadn't seen a comparable product. The Opus can actually access networked music via iTunes, but yes you are buying a redundant disk if you already have a library. For most new starters with networked music, they won't have that and then the cost comparison is valid. With the Opus you get a product similar to the Transporter, but with a hard disk thrown in for local storage. I think the Transporter comes out well in the comparison as a accomplished media player (assuming it does sound fantastic), but badly in terms of showroom appeal and total cost of set-up. The Opus is a complete solution in one box, the Transporter requires an additional PC or NAS and installing SlimServer. Most audiophiles will not be up to setting up Linux on a cheap box, so this could add seriously to the cost of ownership and is a significant barrier to selling a system unless dealers offer a complete package and installation. How much for a top end silent system, wireless router and RAID array for an audiophile new to networked music who will want the best? Slim are in new territory where dealer installation and equipment loans are common and products like Sonos and Olive have the edge in perceived ease of selling and maintenance. Dealers may well go the easy route and recommend Olive rather than have to employ their own IT professionals to untangle customer installations or support ReadyNAS. Paul -- CardinalFang You're only young once, but you can be immature forever... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25773 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
