KarylFStein;234516 Wrote: > I'm not trying to start a flame, but am really curious why a SB3 costs > so much. Is it the components, low-volume production, or ??? I'd love > to fill my house with SBs and support the product, but at US$200 a pop, > I just can't justify the expense. So, I use the (free) software > players (stand-alone in my office, with the SageTV plugin in the living > room and master bedroom, and streaming to my Palm when mowing the lawn, > etc.) I can overlook the slight synchronization issues between the > rooms because it's free, but no one is getting paid for their efforts! > > I'd love to see a $49.99 wireless SB and a $99.99 wireless with > built-in speakers (perfect for the bathroom!) Then, I could afford to > put SBs in the kid's rooms as well and configure things so they just > access their own music, etc. > > Slimserver is managing all my music playback, (streaming and MP3 > collection), and is a great piece of work. Please lower the financial > bar on using the hardware! If the hardware cost is that high, then > consider making "standard" and "pro" models. I'm not an audiophile and > don't need top-of-the-line stuff as long as it sounds decent plugged > into my stereo.
If all you want to do is stream MP3 then maybe go with something cheaper. But if you want to stream FLAC there is nothing better for the price. The sound quality on a good stereo is amazing. -- earthbased ------------------------------------------------------------------------ earthbased's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=334 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39223 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
