Yes Diki,

Virtually NOTHING comes for free. If I have to list all the things the Audya can do on it's own, & ask you to list all the items you'll need to do same, just MAYBE you'll start to realize why the Audya costs a little more. But then you already know. You've had one to your disposal for a trial run. All of this should not be any news to you.

On top of this, the links to the various demos tell their own story. My opinions are not based on mere hearsay. Show me anything out there that could do the same for that price...

And no longer can "support" or "a lack of it" be used as an excuse as AJ has proven exactly the opposite over & over again! I purchased mine 2nd hand from a friend, no guarantee whatsoever. If anyone should have put himself at risk, it should have been me. Yet I'm one of the most satisfied Audya users out there. And I'm out here in the remoteness of Africa! Makes one think, does it not?

Henni