ralphpnj wrote: > Oh yes there is a case for arguing. 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. Similar to the paint color on a sports > car - the bright red Ferrari goes just as fast and handles just as well > as the plain white Ferrari. > > Now all of our friendly back and forth on this subject would be nothing > more than a friendly discussion if not for the fact that these purely > cosmetic features of high end audio equipment are all too often taken as > a sure sign of their sonic superiority. And the Squeezebox Touch is a > classic example of this line of faulty reasoning. Instead of the high > end audio press embracing the Touch, the Touch was damned with faint > praise, mostly because of it's low price, decidedly non-audiophile > pedigree and plastic case, with minimal mention of it's outstanding > audio qualities. > > 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.
you haven't read the press very accurately. the touch was on Stereophile's Recommended components list for years, as was the Transporter, both of which i happen to own. 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. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridian G61 G61--> Nordost Red Dawn-->Primare 30.3 Primare-->Ocos--Vienna Acoustics Beethoven/Maestro ------------------------------------------------------------------------ netchord's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21002 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100948 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
