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RE: "both USB and Firewire have been over hyped."

> It seems inevitable to me that stereos will ultimately cease to exist
> physically except for speakers as rendering nodes on an RF
> (or optical) network.

The AVI ADM 9.1 speakers that Phelonious Ponk uses are pretty far along that road. The DAC, preamp, active crossovers and amps are integrated with speakers. And the speakers come with a remote control. The digital inputs are toslink so isolation from the aduio source is a given.

http://www.avihifi.co.uk/adm9.html

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The Audioengine A5s I use are powered and have two analog inputs and a stereo volume control. Very handy for a near field office situation.

> There are already some damn good implementations and they wouldn't
> cost much in volume.

Lots of < $ 500 DACs coming out now.

Bill


my blog: http://carsmusicandnature.blogspot.com/


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