Why do McIntosh come with cheap plastic remotes?

Any comments as to why Macs come with el-chepo remotes?
Somehow this just doesn't fit with the notion of elegant and robust gear.

sonicbeauty11-24-2013 4:38pm

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roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,638 posts 11-25-2013 at 05:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete For one thing, plastic is light and fairly resilient. I think a lot of members and professional reviwers make far too big a deal of the way remotes look and what they are made of. Complaints about the way they are layed out or how they function are valid. Poorly designed remotes can be annoying.
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,638 posts 07-09-2017 at 01:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Those NATO straps are actually quite expensive zavato, although I agree that they look terrible.
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,638 posts 04-14-2018 at 01:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Huh?
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,638 posts 04-14-2018 at 07:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete schubert, Your comments are surprisingly ignorant and vitriolic. Having been in jewelry and watch retail for many years, I can assure you that there is a larger percentage of fine watch buyers/collectors who purchase their watches for their own enjoyment than those who do so to impress others, although those people certainly exist, and some actually admit to that motivation. There is a certain group of people, usually but not always men, who have a great respect for the design and workmanship involved in fine watches. We should all be thankful for these people, because without them, this great art would certainly die. An analogy could be made with vinyl records and fine turntables.

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