netchord wrote: > i will also say that were they both available today, and say ~$500 apart > in price (i know the originals were much more), i'd strongly consider > the Transporter on looks alone, even if I were just using it asa > transport. it's one of the sexiest pieces of audio gear i've ever > owned, and i'm willing to pay a premium for the aesthetic.
Thus confirming what ralphpnj wrote: ralphpnj wrote: > While one cannot argue that expensive cases and other cosmetic features > do make a difference for many audiophiles, one can argue that the > difference has absolutely nothing to do with sound quality. > > [...] > > So sure if one wants to buy audio equipment with super expensive cases > and other fancy cosmetic features and finishes that's all well and good > but please don't for a minute think that all that cosmetic gloss does > anything to improve the sound quality. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100948 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
