Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hahahahahahahahaha

2018-07-03 Thread ftlight
Apesbrain wrote: > If you've seen the inside of the NAD, you'd know it's more than a RPi in > a box. So what *is* inside? Bill ftlight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5294 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hahahahahahahahaha

2018-07-03 Thread th00ht
Just for kicks. A Pi3 with a HifiBerry Dac+ most likely sound the same. For kicks I might connect it to a RavPower powerbank and I have hours of unadulterated perfect sound for over 8 hours. ( now where did I put my snake oil...?) Logitech Media Server 7.9.0 / Arch64 / 'ts-435 mini'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hahahahahahahahaha

2018-07-03 Thread philippe_44
The problems with this kind of devices are - whether you sell it for 400 or 3000, you won’t probable sell many more - in fact you might sell less because audiophiles won’t find it credible (too cheap) - if you sell for 400, you don’t make enough money to survive - and at the end, people spend

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hahahahahahahahaha

2018-07-03 Thread atrocity
Apesbrain wrote: > If you've seen the inside of the NAD, you'd know it's more than a RPi in > a box. For some reason, I find that weirdly comforting. I guess I'm happy that that they aren't quite THAT dishonest. Apesbrain wrote: > What they were thinking offering -any- gear at that price

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hahahahahahahahaha

2018-07-03 Thread Apesbrain
If you've seen the inside of the NAD, you'd know it's more than a RPi in a box. What they were thinking offering -any- gear at that price point is beyond me, but it seems they know that now. The Bryston BDP-Pi is another matter, but at least they don't try to conceal it! [image:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hahahahahahahahaha

2018-07-03 Thread bakker_be
Percival Sweetwater wrote: > "The RS-232 and IR Input allow integration with home automation systems > as well." > > Hmm, RS-232. That's pretty state of the art! In fact that does make sense. It's highly unlikely some nodding audiophile will want to update his home automation system because