Onkyo making a PC?!

noimposse
noimposse Posts: 264
edited February 2007 in The Clubhouse
Apparently Onkyo is soon to release an audiophile pc


I was pretty interested in the article at first...then I saw the price. For what it is, this thing shouldn't cost so much. The only thing it has over a low end PC right now is the "audiophile" sound card and a really nice looking aluminum case.

The thing is though, you can buy a really nice looking aluminum miniATX case for 100 bucks now and a stellar sound card for a few hundred bucks. Throw a decent pc in there and you have the same thing for under a grand without the Onkyo name on it.
Ghetto Rig
Power: HK AVR245.
Screen: LG 24" 1080p.
Speaks: Rti4.
Source: PC. PS3. Xbox360.
Cables: BlueJeans. Monoprice.
Post edited by noimposse on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2007
    Hahahahahaha. Wow, that really is expensive.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited February 2007
    Considering that hd players are already linux pcs, this doesn't surprise me. It should be great when the first virus comes along that brings down your home theater...:rolleyes:
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited February 2007
    I love love love slot loaded cd drives. I don't have a MAC, but the one thing about their laptops from a purely aesthetic standpoint is their slot CD drives..........

    I wouldn't buy one for that kinda money, but I'll check it out when it comes out.
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited February 2007
    Slot load drives are fun until it decides to die on you with your only copy of an important disc inside :(
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2007
    I don't really like slot-loading CD drives. Seems to me as though they'd rub against the CD more than a regular drive.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited February 2007
    Black.....
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2007
    They've been making sound cards for a while now.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2007
    Cool, but I don't see myself ever buying one.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter