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Does it annoy you when companies don't show the internals of electronics ?

I noticed that merrill audio and mcintosh general don't show all the internals of their electronics. A friend of mine actually asked merrill to see pics of the internals of their amps and pres. The remark from merrill... 'people listen to how they sound they don't look at whats inside.'

But why hide it? Are they trying to protect some secrets of their tech? Might as well just show it... if you have dones something truly exceptional people will appreciate that and its going to be that easy to rip off.
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oldhvymec
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pbnaudio1,596 posts

That is some serious coin. For a SS amp.. with logic boards. No thanks..
That alone would turn me off for that type of money.. As far a ART, not to impressive..
Sound wise, I'm sure it's just wonderful..

Regards..
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hifihandyman
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I absolutely LOVE it when companies show the inside of their components!  Even though I have no Earthly idea what any of the parts do, I still get excited when I see the inside.  Favorites include my new Denafrips Gaia and Venus II DAC combo and my Parasound JC2BP and JC5 preamp and amp combo.  The Denafrips has loads of resistors and capacitors and that seems pretty important.  Parasound always has their insides proudly displayed and I can tell you they sound fantastic.
musicpod
192 posts
 
No.  Not at all.  I find that if one is willing to exert the energy, they can usually find photo shots of the internals.  So, irrelevant to me whether or not the manufacturer wants to provide the same.
speakermaster
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A lot of companies like to charge real high prices for pretty boxes they do not want to show the inside for many and obvious reasons the biggest being that you will be held accountable when someone calls you out on the build quality.
audio2design
1,351 posts
 
Lots of failure points ..


The Denafrips has loads of resistors and capacitors and that seems pretty important.  

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