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High End Audio Market Oppertunities

Hi all,

My name is Alec Lane, I have a company which is proposing to design and manufacture high end home audio products. We are currently developing our first product and would like to get a idea from the audio community if there is a particular opportunity in the market.

How would you describe your perfect audio product?

What would you like to see that is not currently available?

Help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks
alecaudio

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williewonka
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I would love to have one box for streaming to do the following
- USB and spdif and optical outputs for connection to a DAC
- HDMI outputs (more for driving a monitor than audio)
- hard wire and wireless LAN connectivity for downloading and streaming internet content
- remote control program to work on a tablet/phone
- an interface with the flexibility of iTunes both on screen and tablet
- Bluetooth mouse and keyboard control
- support for dual hard drives in mirrored raid config - hot swapable
- USB and FireWire inputs for connecting external hard drives
- playback of raw digital files - no modifying the digital content
- CD/SACD playback capability
- real time conversion of DSD files and DSD output for DAC's that support it

I currently have most of the above features, but it takes the following to provide it...
- iMac computer with iTunes (no FireWire)
>>> with Audirvana software
>>> external DVD drive (no SACD support)
- NAS drive - not hot swapable
- Retune software on my tablet

by Christmas please

MSRP $1000 :-)

thanks in advance
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