Yeah, but on the other hand, the Prelude has MP3, WAV and AIFF, which the S700 does not.

It will be interesting to see what kind of buyer it attracts....it seems to be focusing more on playback, i.e to play over an MP3, WAV etc.

I agree the GW-8 is the better deal...decent speakers aren't expensive.
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