wait a minute here ,sp3 was going to be in the 6000 range now its 10,000 range.james must have hit the wrong key when typing.im going to refresh the page now, im sure it will say 6000 like before!
We would all like it to be as cheap as possible and have as much trade-in value for our SP1s, SP1.7s and SP2s
R&D and design takes time and money to do right. It's so hard to price items when they are not in the production stage. When universal players were being released many moon back, a particular high end company told their dealers $4-4.5k about 8 or 9 months before CES. A couple of mos. before CES it was $8k and then at CES it was announced for $11k.
I'll be happy when it is done, a trade-in value is established (although I think many here may be overly optimistic about values which I would expect to be in the lower end of the range of what used ones go for, removing the pain of selling it versus doing it on your own for a few hundred more (and being able to keep you unit until the new one is ready for shipment and minimal time without a unit will be incurred - not a concern for me as I can use secondary systems for a bit).
I think one needs to look at what one will be getting (and consider the manufacturer too!). A state-of-the-art analog preamp. A great home theater processor that probably will take a 192/24 audio stream via HDMI 1.3b. A decent DAC with even a USB input. There are always going to be new generations of things whether that is HDMI 1.4, USB 3.0, etc.
Look, I like the latest things. This is the longest I've gone eligible for a new cell phone w/o getting one. I've been been waiting 3.5 mos. and probably will wait about another 2 mos. to get what I want (HTC Touch Pro2). There are other technologies coming like a 4g network. I've been in he audio hobby a long time and I've been in stores where people keep coming in and listening to things and they come in one day with their mind finally made up and then their jaw drops when they are told the item they want is no longer being made many months. I've bought and sold so many things over 30 yrs. (since I was 9
), some of which I would like to have back. Recently, I waiting for the Oppo BDP-83 for the main system. Last Sept. I bought a PS3 for the basement system to start getting my feet wet with Blu-Ray. I then got a good deal on a Samsung 2500 which I used for a short while in the main system with the intention of migrating it to the bedroom system (at some point if I get Netflix, I can stream movies to it - Sony also has a service for the PS3.
Be patient. Be happy you'll get a trade-in of some sort. If you think it is beyond your means or what you want to spend start plan B for the next choice or wait until some more info is available if that is better for you and then go to plan B if necessary. I can tell you before Bryston went into home theater I was impatient. I sold a 4BST I had and two power packs I got at a really good deal (actually made a very small amount on the sale but wished I had them back for the bedroom system - using an Adcom 555 for the L&R channel - don't use the bedroom system tons and can live with what I have and always look what is available used, especially local) and went to another high end home theater brand that is no longer around and took more of beating than I really wanted to. When I auditioned the BCD-1, I decided I wanted the Torus RM20 but not the cash out the door for both. I waited about 18 mos. until I could get what I wanted.
