SuperQ;343484 Wrote: > So, you missed the whole point. The reason that the Transporter is > expensive is not just the price tag of the parts inside, but the R&D > it took to design it was very high. It's also not marketed at people > wanting it cheaper. If you think it's too expensive, buy a Squeezebox > of some kind. > > It's not going to get cheaper, it's not going to drop feature FOO to > make it cheaper. > > Smaller on the other hand is easy.. it's 80% empty space inside the > box.
I'm not sure that I am missing the point at all. I am not talking about replacing the existing Transporter, or designing something for existing users - one reply uses the term 'these folks' - I am not talking about these folks, I am talking about me, and maybe many others. The Transporter is too expensive for me, and I did buy a Squeezebox. But that's not the point. The R&D to design the Transporter has been completed. One of the reasons the Boom is so cheap for what it is is that is reuses existing ideas and technology. Also the Transporter has two expensive displays. I am not trying to criticise or suggest a replacement for the Transporter. But maybe there is the potential to use the existing technology to create a similar product with the same sound quality but fewer 'nice to have' features. It might not win favour with everyone, but surely it's an idea? Finally I don't understand your comment 'it's not marketed at people wanting it cheaper'. Sure there is a perception that cheaper is poorer quality, especially in audiophile components, but that is just a form of elitism or snobbery, and I'm not even going there. -- PLynas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PLynas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11960 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52983 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
