JimC wrote:
4. One word (or is it three?): Squeezeboombox.
Interesting idea. Complicated, though, in terms of deciding just how
good it should sound. Decent audio quality should keep it sub-$500, I
would think, but if the audio quality expectations are for something
higher it could climb over that. How attractive do you think it would
be if it were under $500? How much does that change at more than
$500?
I'd love to see a cheap squeezeboombox (sub-$500 seems right) that takes
advantage of Logitech's existing powered speakers business. People who
want high quality sound will buy the existing component products, and
plug them into their expensive amps and speakers using expensive cables;
the boombox version is for convenience, so I can take my squeezebox out
on the deck, or use it as an alarm clock in the bedroom, not for high
fidelity listening.
My wishlist for a squeezeboombox:
- powered stereo speakers built in
- knob and buttons on board (at least the buttons above the arrow quad,
if not the full remote control pad)
- reduced i/o, if that saves costs -- just ethernet in, power in, and
headphone out are absolutely required for this kind of device
- others have requested battery power, but that's not on my wishlist,
and personally I think it would be impractical
All IMO, of course.
If you came out with one of those, and had some kind of buy two discount
like the SB3 had, I'd pre-order two of them, one for my bedroom and one
for my daughter's.
- Marc
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