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RE: Cost/price of a "generic" Audiostream Syrah-like server

Unfortunately, as you pointed out in another post, the business model for audio companies is completely different from the business model for PCs. There is always going to be a markup of 3x or 4x the cost of commodity products if you expect a customized and supported product. This isn't specific to products catering to the high-end audio market, it applies equally well to any low volume market segment.

I would go a step further. If there isn't a large markup, then there would be little reason to believe that one is purchasing a product from a viable business. Consequently, if one is expecting support, one is likely to be sadly disappointed if one got a "bargain".

If one is not budget constrained and lacks time and/or computing skills, then it can make sense to spend one's money on these products. However, if one is budget constrained and still lacks the time/skills, then perhaps one would get better sound for the bucks spending it on a DAC, amplification, speakers, etc... It would be interesting to see reviews that explored these tradeoffs.



Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar


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