Fifer;244023 Wrote: > Isn't it even more bizarre for people who are serious about audio to > dismiss something on aesthetic considerations? Don't serious audio > enthuisiasts make decisions based on sound quality rather than > appearance? Why would a manufacturer restrict the versatility of > something which fits in the SB3 form factor by housing it in a casing > more than ten times the volume it needs to be? The SB3 happily fits in > nooks and spaces where a 19" box would be compeletely impractical. That > (to me) is versatility, not 'lifestyle'. > > I'm obviously just not getting this issue.
I think the problem is that SB3 will be sold in places where "convenience" and "lifestyle" products are sold by the bucket load - and, guilty by association, it too will be perceived this way by a great many people. Us folks who've embraced the SB3 know what a quality device it is. But if you aren't too computer savvy, setting it up may be a problem. I wonder how many SB3s will be returned by customers who haven't persevered (or just couldn't be bothered) to get in running. It's not a plug and play device unless you already have your network configured, Slim Server running, and CDs ripped. If SB3 is to have a future it has to either live in its current niche as a great product for those in the know with the ability to get it running, or be sold with the proper support from the retailer. A great many people I know would never think about trawling through this forum for the great advice that the SB3/TP community offer (or even want to). They need their High Street/Internet/Mall (whatever) retailer to support them properly. This, IMO, is Logitech's greatest challenge in taking the SB3, and the streaming media concept, forward. -- morris_minor SB3 > Sonifex RB DAC1 > Musical Fidelity X10v3 > Sudgen Headmaster > Sennheiser HD 595 Michell Gyrodec SE DC [Tecnoarm, Goldring 1042] > Graham Slee Era V Gold > [Sugden Headmaster] . . . Pioneer DV565 universal player, Panasonic DVR, Yamaha DSPAX750SE, Kef Cresta 30 (fronts), Tannoy Profile 633 (rears) Mac Mini [1.83GHz, 2Gb], Iomega Minimax 500Gb, LaCie Ethernet BigDisk 1TB, D-Link DSL604+, M-Audio Transit USB, Audiolab 8000A, Monitor Audio M2s Crappy old PC - 1GHz Athlon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40309 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
