Guitar Jack from Sonoma - Overpriced or worth it?

[BERFAB]

Looks like a nicely engineered product. But at $199 it's 5 times the price of iRig and other similar systems. Plus, it doesn't come with any software.

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/store/in ... cts_id=262

From their FAQ:

"Why is GuitarJack more expensive than other options?

The engineering, chips, circuitry, 3 jacks, 30 pin connector, machined aluminum housing and other high quality materials involved in producing it makes the GuitarJack cost more than adapters that plug into the headset jack, but if you are looking for the best sounding solution that works best for recording, GuitarJack is the premium choice."


I'm not an engineer, so I'm curious what some of you with experience in this think. Is it really THAT much more expensive to source the parts necessary for this?

Will it EVER make sense to have an iPhone addon that costs as much as the phone itself?

Cheers
-B

[jobromedia]

Prolly the first guitar tools for Iphone.

[michael2]

it's probably a great app, but who the hell would spend that? if recording is what someone is planning on doing it seems like it would be smarter to buy amplitude.