adamslim;173716 Wrote: > The problem with this idea is a commercial one - were Slim to bring out > a product that sounds exactly the same as the Transporter, but is less > than half the price, TP owners will not be particularly impressed. > > I actually agree in that your requirements as listed are the same as > mine - I don't want two screens, a knob, balanced outputs or digital > inputs, and I do want a simple case and TP sound. However, I think it > would be an inappropriate decision for SD to produce the product that I > actually want!
It would meet a price point using a method typical of the industry - removing features. Even if it meant the actual cost of manufacturing were only a couple hundred less than the Transporter, the new product would appeal to a bit different (and wider) audience. Removing all the digital inputs would mean that the mid-priced unit could not be used as a DAC. Removing the niceties of the knob, buttons, and 2nd screen would eliminate the device from consideration from customers who value those items. Removing the balanced outputs would remove the appeal for many others. So the Transporter would still have a large audience. One more item I might add is to make the case size something less full rack-width. This is something I and many others don't care a wit about, but for some customers it would tip them to purchase the Transporter just for the form factor. >From a features and aesthetics standpoint, the new device would resemble a Squeezebox much more than it would a Transporter. -- 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 [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
