Thomsens, being a "typical Linn Products customer" i resent your comment about not being competent using EAC or in my case DBPoweramp/Flac.....you then confess to owning a pair of Artikulates.....mmmm.
dennis thomsens;233167 Wrote: > Surprisingly, the Linn rep talked about EAC for a ripping approach. > Somehow I don't picture the typical Linn customer as someone with the > knowledge and patience to use EAC...let alone the Twonky software. > While I agree that it probably doesn't make sense for Linn to build a > completely proprietary server approach, I do think they need to offer > more value on top of these open approaches they are suggesting. The > Linn GUI was very basic and seemed like a very limited effort given the > cost of the unit. Also, they should build a network of acceptable > ripping houses for their customers who might not want to do it > themselves. My overall take was that the launch will ill-conceived and > they are assuming the name will sell the device. > > Don't get me wrong, I own some Artikulats, so I'm aware of the sticker > shock that comes with Linn products, but I can't justify the leap to > the Klimax from the Transporter given the lack of usability and the > fact that the pricing seems much more what their market will bear than > COGS oriented. > > Interestingly, I decided to buy a high-end system because of the > Transporter. I knew I could have my whole collection available > through one device. This justified the cost for me. I actually chose > the Aritkulats because they were fully activ and kept that minimalist > feel. -- dennis55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dennis55's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8884 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38815 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
