Some audiophiles do go by weight. It can be an indicator of build quality - discrete components and metal construction rather than integrated components and plastic construction obviously weighs more, but as you noted, manufacturers can cheat.
In the case of a turntable though, I'd say it's probably there for stability. The Transporter is made from aluminum. Maybe they should have made it out of depleted uranium? :-) There's no weight listed for the Transporter. That could be good (no "faux audiophile" gimmicry of listing it prominently when it really has nothing to do with the sound) or it could be bad when competing against an 8 kg device. I'd prefer to get something where the manufacturer isn't too concerned about the weight and concentrates on the sound rather than specifically engineering the product to be heavy, perhaps at the expense of something that actually impacts the sound. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28615 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
