JJZolx wrote: > Why not convince that company to produce an actual product? Maybe even > one designed from the ground up? > > I'm curious about the price point at this junction. I think I saw a > number quite a while ago quoted in Euros that would translate to about > USD $500. That's not going to fly.
Quickly going back through the threads, I didn't see any definite prices. Me, I'm interested in the add-on board alone... I have the Wandboard and the case, I have a starter power supply & will make a better one when I get this going, so for hardware, just what was known as the CSP1 or CSP2 board is what I need. I saw a guess-timate of $200 for that here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98544-Community-Squeeze-OS-R3&p=751392&viewfull=1#post751392 , but don't know if that had any basis in reality. But if that board provides sound quality similar to that attributed to the similar-concept and design Bottlehead DAC, I'd be a very happy camper with that. And if you can get a full unit for $500-ish that compares in sound quality to the Bottlehead DAC at a projected $1600 or so and is mainly limited by being a computer source instead of a USB/SPDIF/Toshlink-input DAC, it'd be a great buy if you can live with that limitation (and I suspect many can, especially current or past Logitech Squeezebox users). My major concern now is product window... how long with Wandboards be available, what else will come along that my supplant the CSP concept, how many sales opportunities will have been lost due to people going down other paths if the unit becomes available say in Fall 2014 versus Winter 2014... or later? My hope is that it becomes available before any of these or other pitfalls become an issue and kills it! Greg in Mississippi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gstew's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
