Video Asylum

Posted by Jazz Inmate (R) on January 18, 2010 at 21:25:26

In Reply to: RE: Hadn't thought about the possibility... posted by The Real Dick Hertz on January 18, 2010 at 20:24:10

>> ...there was $2000 worth of new resistors in the Lexicon unit. Did you compare the pictures of the two units? Did you look at the pics of the back panels? Did you compare the measurements of the two units? <<

Changes like those I previously asked you about would not affect the audio board topology, nor would they be visible in the picture. I thought you would understand that, but evidently you needed me to spell it out for you.

>> If you can find anything at all that makes the Lexicon worth $3000 more than the Oppo, please point it out. <<

The hobby we're in is called Audio. It involves LISTENING. I have not listened to the Lexicon so I can't say. You haven't either, yet you are willing to form a conclusion based on inconclusive evidence. When a high end engineer works on a component, sometimes hundreds or even thousands of hours of what audio designers call "voicing" is used to justify the final product and pricepoint. When we buy an audio component, we're not just paying for a bunch of parts but for the designer's expertise in deciding which parts to use and how to use them.

That's why you pay $2.00 for a can of Ragu yet you pay $20.00 for a plate of spaghetti at your favorite Italian restaurant for what are essentially the same ingredients.
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