I think you're limiting the scope of what people mod. Anything where people want performance, but the product is expensive, is modded:
Hifi and cars for sure, but also computers, houses (I've just been DIY-ing!). What about artists? Where would we be if they didn't experiment with media (even just combining paints)? Music - ever heard a prepared piano? How many ways are there to mute a trumpet? People mod their bed with feather mattress covers. I'm sure it gives a performance boost ;) Sure you don't do much with your fridge (you'll adjust the shelves to your liking, but that's within the design), but such a commodity item has no real performance element. To get an improvement, you need a bigger and more stylish model, which can't be achieved with a mod. So I don't think audio is unique in any way. I think it's nice that you can make subtle changes to something you like to improve it (or just make you happier with it), and completely consistent with people's desire to improve their lives within their limited means. Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31061 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
