Mnyb wrote: > Buts it's more expensive and comes in shiny aluminium so it must > therefore be better ! > > Crackpot review ,yes all the boxes ticked . > > Usually digital disc transports are not very "worth the money" sometimes > it is usually the manufacturer taking their most expensive cd player and > rips out 2/3 of the innards and double the price ,oh and they migth add > an AES/EBU port for you to get all varm and fuzzy about . Is it showing > " healty disregard for the price/cost" that impresses some even on this > forum. > > This NAD is actually better than some as it adds streaming , so it's not > as useless as a pure disc transport and is probably not a bad product > but 10 times to expensive in proportion to performance . > Performance is practically the same for all well designed transports so > a good piont to compare is the Touch what it costed and what other > features you got . > > Separate transport is the component where you get absolutely least for > the money in hifi ( I don't count the cables as components ). But the > clientele for the product category is endlessly fascinated by paying > these high prices . > In general audiophiles gets the components they deserve ;) > > Wonder why NAd did not throw in thier DAC in the box ? Are they not > doing a very good DAC at the moment , this would have turned the table > to make the package much more attractive ? > > Right.. I think NAD and other companies try to recoup any development cost upfront by reflecting it in the price right away. Slimdevices/squeezebox was a startup and maybe it was priced in the hope of reaching higher volumes. Re: adding DAC to the box. It is the audiophiles who are helping these companies out to make cool revenues. They want to buy everything as separate components and add pricey power cords, interconnects, shelf etc. I guess once you establish some sort of a name in the audiophile business life must be really cool. When I was younger I guess I too was spending too much on these. Now that I am a parent faced with upcoming college fees for three children I am beginning to question the reasonableness of all this ..
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