Frantz and Tim,
Mahalo.
Suggest you list this info in your profiles.
Mahalo=Thank you.
To make it easy for people who read this forum to find.
I'm sorry, I didn't make my point clearly I guess. What does the system I'm currently listening to have to do with the broad issues around price/performance, or for that matter, most of what we discuss here?
Tim
There are two reasons for listing one's system - other posters can have an idea of our preferences just by looking at our systems, and most audiophiles are curious!
So I was just reading a Concert Fidelity phono preamp review and they took detailed photos of the inside.
Is this really "COGS?" ---$14,000 sticker. Kudos for allowing these shots to be posted to the public.
http://positive-feedback.com/Issue55/concert_fidelity.htm
(if it's not cool to post links to other sites, please let me know and I will edit this post)
Hi
By bringing he price to this level the expectations biases kicked in ... ...
I've heard the Jasmine phono preamp is the cat's meow and costs around $500, new, on ebay. It has beat the almighty Manley Steelhead by some folks i know.
So I was just reading a Concert Fidelity phono preamp review and they took detailed photos of the inside.
Is this really "COGS?" ---$14,000 sticker. Kudos for allowing these shots to be posted to the public.
http://positive-feedback.com/Issue55/concert_fidelity.htm
(if it's not cool to post links to other sites, please let me know and I will edit this post)
Thanks for posting the link for such an interesting review - the critical point is not only price, it is Marshall Nack's conclusion:
"However, dyed-in-the-wool audiophiles are likely to have issues. On the audio report card grades slip a notch from my pace-setting ASR Basis Exclusive. On the other hand, the ASR doesn't have anything near the realism of the CF." The real question seems to be what is the CORS (cost of realism sold), not the COGS.
Steve Williams Site Founder | Site Owner | Administrator | Ron Resnick Site Co-Owner | Administrator | Julian (The Fixer) Website Build | Marketing Managersing |