On 03/18/2011 07:10 PM, JezA wrote: > If the people who design and make products design and make them properly > they shouldn't need tweaking. If they do need tweaking, why throw good > money after bad? Why not just buy something that works right in the > first place?
I don't agree with this as a general concept. Any design has tradeoffs. Consider the hot-rod hobby, they modify cars to make them suit personal needs, often getting more horsepower and torque by trading off fuel economy or reliability. Its not hard to take a mass market American V8 and get 500 or even 600 HP out of it, but it will not last 100,000 miles. There is truth to the old "can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" but sometimes, a few tweaks can make a serious difference. For me, stereo is about the music, not the gear, and I have no interest in tweaks other than properly positioning my speakers. YMMV -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
