RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom

Computer Audio Asylum

Music servers and other computer based digital audio technologies.

Posted by Sordidman (A) on July 22, 2011 at 15:39:36

In Reply to: RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom posted by Regor Ladan on July 22, 2011 at 12:32:00:

I kind of agree, but I guess in a different way....

They definitely stretch the marketing point a bit far. It makes me mad that they tout it all as great and innovative home entertainment integrated foundation products that are of super high quality. They fall way down where the high quality is concerned: and I think, that even non-audiophiles are frustrated by this.

What is the weltaunschaung of the macmini server, but a home entertainment, media delivery system in one small box? So, why doesn't it have a decent BluRay capable disc drive, a full size DVI port, and a SPDIF rca jack, Netflix/Pandora capable, with two 2TB hds? Charge up to $1000 more? A bit steep, - but I'd be in... At $2000 they'd sell a billion, at $1500, they'd sell 3 billion...

What I found most frustrating is that they get half way there, and then fall down badly. If they wanted to, they could go for it, charge more, and people would buy it: (consumers already have with some of their ideas, like Apple TV).

"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"

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Topic - Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom - Regor Ladan 10:03:41 07/22/11 (15)

Great for mobile listening - Frihed89 09:00:28 07/23/11 (0)

In my world - irrelevant. - carcass93 12:12:54 07/22/11 (6)

some of us would like to - Joe Murphy Jr 13:40:59 07/22/11 (4)

...but 1 & 2 equals 4 - AbeCollins 15:49:34 07/22/11 (3)

not following your logic - Joe Murphy Jr 20:03:59 07/22/11 (2)

Ah, you want it Green and White, with Purple accessories - AbeCollins 20:20:46 07/22/11 (1)

that's still not it - Joe Murphy Jr 20:47:38 07/22/11 (0)

RE: In my world - irrelevant. - krondo.jd 13:10:55 07/22/11 (0)

RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom - AbeCollins 11:29:56 07/22/11 (4)

RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom - Regor Ladan 12:32:00 07/22/11 (3)

RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom - Sordidman 15:39:36 07/22/11 (1)

RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom - Regor Ladan 19:27:30 07/22/11 (0)

I don't worship Apple but in the late '80s I couldn't understand buy DOS - Norm 14:05:53 07/22/11 (0)

Friend? - BigguyinATL 10:41:42 07/22/11 (1)

RE: Friend? - Regor Ladan 10:51:02 07/22/11 (0)

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RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom - Sordidman 15:39:36 07/22/11 (1)

RE: Apple: Audiophile Friend or Foe? By Alan Sircom - Regor Ladan 19:27:30 07/22/11 (0)

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