In Reply to: "stop this nonsense about fraud, which is a term with legal ramifications" posted by Wendell Narrod on January 28, 2010 at 15:52:18:
This isn't a baby carriage that is chopping off fingertips, or pet food with a poisonous ingredient or cars where the accelerator peddle sticks. No one is being hurt here and nothing was stolen. No one is going to accidently buy the Lexicon and then realize they were robbed, like you audioholics dudes are pretending. The reason Lexicon is charging a premium is because a certain amount of time and cost went into the project with Oppo, the assembly is done in Indiana instead of Taiwan and the rebadging and firmware means that Lexicon can charge a premium to its clientele. They'll only buy the Lexicon for the reason I've cited three or four times now, which is they have other Lexicon products and want an all-Lexicon setup where the firmware is seamless with the other gear.And no, I don't have a vested interest in this. I just think it's the height of ignorance and slander to accuse Lexicon of fraud. We all knew about the rebadge last summer, along with Ayre and Theta, which are also based on the Oppo and cost thousands more than the Lexicon.
Edits: 01/28/10
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Follow Ups
- Fine, continue to act like Lexicon swindled the public if it makes you feel better - Jazz Inmate 17:21:27 01/28/10 (8)
- Firmware - cfraser 17:37:01 01/28/10 (5)
- RE: Firmware - Jazz Inmate 20:04:19 01/28/10 (4)
- There *could* be other differences - cfraser 20:42:30 01/28/10 (3)
- RE: There *could* be other differences - Jazz Inmate 21:15:00 01/28/10 (2)
- What about the BDP-83SE changes? - cfraser 22:25:20 01/28/10 (1)
- I bought one a month ago - Jazz Inmate 22:51:08 01/28/10 (0)
- "I just think it's the height of ignorance " - Wendell Narrod 17:32:16 01/28/10 (1)
- Though I'm replying to you, I'm not talking about you specifically...don't take it personally - Jazz Inmate 20:10:34 01/28/10 (0)