It's not just for DJs, though that's probably the most mainstream use. Heck, I use to DJ w/ friends over 20 years ago w/ SL1200's and Numarks.

Nope, this is strictly for audiophile quality sound. Note the tube amp to the left of the center channel. No MP3 file can match the warmth of vinyl w/ a tube amp. Digital is clean, yes, but not necessarily the best sounding.

I don't want to rain on everybody's parade, but $100 bucks ($107 with shipping) for a plastic enclosure is a rip off. I had my hopes up for this one!

I don't care what it's made of, I care how it works.

It's only $10.00 more than getting each of the individual bits from Fry's would cost. And that would still leave you with a plastic enclosure. That's not bad, for something that also powers up and down with the Mac and fits precisely underneath it and has an Oxford 911 chipset. And it seems to do a better job than the one with the aluminum enclose, based on a previous review on this site.

I mean, how do you feel about $1300 for a plastic enclosure? Oh, well, it also has an iMac G5 in it, but it's still plastic, right...?

I mean, how do you feel about $1300 for a plastic enclosure? Oh, well, it also has an iMac G5 in it, but it's still plastic, right...?

I just really like that comparison to what xmen65 said, . I do think it's expensive, but it does include high quality parts (including the plastic) as well as a usb and firewire hub. Do they have the one that is USB only? I wouldn't want it, but it should be a good $10 cheaper, probably closer to $15, possibly $20, though I think that's a stretch._________________Computer Engineer
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