I don't usually bother to add comments in these types of thread.....but just couldn't resist on this occasion.
Is it just me or do people like to be deliberately divisive? It's seems to me that both sides are saying the same thing here. I'm inclined to agree that generally if someone has spent £££'s on a system a logitech device is unlikely to find it's way into it. But, we all know & agree that a 'cheaper' system isn't necessarily going to sound worse. Mega £££ systems are not just about the quality of sound but also to do with making a statement. Your gold plated Nakamichi tape deck didn'nt sound much differnt to the non-gold plated model ...but did cost more ...& looks cool in a jewellers shop. In practice we all end up buying what we think is the best for what we want at the price we can afford. I'll be honest -if I had the money i'd probably buy an Aston but at the moment I'll continue with my Citroen -both get me there OK, but the Astom would get me more looks. Given limited resources I am keen to get as big a percentage of the audio quality part of 'Audiophile' as possible, for the minimum cost -looks & build quality are important but secondary. Those of us in the 'know' are fortunately aware of Slim Devices. So I have a complete second hand set of Naim kit (with DIY mods), a second hand pair of Martin Logans .....and a SB3 playing through a Perpetual Technologies DAC&Upsampler (also second hand)..... oh the SB3 was bought new...! I concur that some parts of my system are as they are for convenience rather than absolute sound quality. My Maggies are sadly up for sale as SWMBO finally decided they were just too large ...hence downgrade to (smaller) MLs...! A Transporter might be a more elegant solution than SB3+PTs, might have costed less as well. But I had them before the SB3 & I still think they sound better than the SB3. I consider myself an Audiophile ....relative to most people I know at any rate. But another Audiophile who can actually hear the difference between the copper mains cables that I use, as opposed to the solid silver ones they can 'afford' may not! By the way I hear no difference on the last one... -- ntom SB3,Perpetual Technologies P1-A/P3-A,Naim82 + 4xNaim135, Martin Logan SL3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ntom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3197 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46079
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