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I recall seeing speculation in the Wiim Ultra thread, where someone had speculated a 5.1 receiver, and that response was 'liked' by the Wiim Team. That's my guess.

As a 1:1 direct comparison to the Wiim Amp (at $300 USD): No amplification (-$100) Coax out, optical out, Phono input, USB (media server AND external media connection), better (but unidentified) DAC, and a touchscreen (+$150-$200) I'd hope it doesn't exceed $400 USD but I'll probably buy it at...

Shower thought: Since there's no DAC, no speakers (for boomboxes, etc) in CD transports, it seems like it'd be a cheap thing to put together. Literally just a laser, a disk drive, and digital out would be all that's needed. Being that 'audiophile' CD playback options start at $300, it seems like...

The phrase "shut up and take my money" does not even begin to scratch my excitement!

All very exciting. I registered an account just because I'd been lurking this thread for some time wondering what the new non-amp Wiim product would be. Although I would request the addition of a trigger output, seems silly to have a 'pro' source that can't turn on amps or other devices..