radish;256094 Wrote: > Of course the fact is that a modded TP is still a TP. Sean could sit > back and watch people buy modded players quite happily knowing that $2k > of the purchase price went straight to Logitech - once the unit has left > the premises and the money's in the bank who cares? > > He is instead giving his opinion as an obviously skilled engineer with > a unique knowledge of the product in question. Personally, given > history and his position I am inclined to give him the benefit of the > doubt, but in any case I don't see why he has to prove anything other > than that a stock TP performs to specs. If someone claimed to make your > car go faster by painting it a different color would you go straight to > Toyota and demand they prove otherwise? Or would you first ask for a > demonstration from the paint salesman?
Nicely put, Radish. The whole thing about mods (of anything) is that ultimately it is the customer that has to decide if the mod was worth the money to them. The OEM has zero interest in the outcome for the reasons stated. In this respect, Sean's contribution to this thread is ... unusual. I've recently had my DAC rebuilt (almost the only original components are the DAC chip, PCB and case) and it sounds fantastic and way better than before. I wouldn't expect the OEM to have an ounce of interest in this. They built their original product - which I was happy to buy - to a pricepoint and a technical/performance spec they set. Their job is done. I wouldn't waste their time telling them how much better the mod is - I know they made conscious design decisions and could have made it differently if they had wanted to. Sean (I think) is saying that he made the TP as well as he could at the time - and if he was doing a TP mkII he MIGHT make some minor changes...that is the nature of progress. However, as the designer he is perfectly entitled - in fact he is more entitled than anyone on the planet - to express an opinion on any mods from a theoretical point of view. Does anyone out really think that all manufacturers spend time listening to competitor products? I don't believe they do. I think they spend time following/refining their own vision. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41756 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
