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Most quality amps have very well designed power supplies that take out all of the AC hash.
I have had about a dozen pieces of gear (amps, preamps, dacs, transports, dvd players) modified by various people and the one constant in all cases was that improving the power supply made a major impact on the gear. If all of these power supplies were so great, why would they ALL improve by being modified or upgraded? The gear that was modified ran the gamut from costing a few hundred dollars to close to over $7k!!
To me, this both persuasively speaks to the benefit of improved power supplies and persuasively punctures the justification of charging, you know, $7000 for a piece of gear which (whaddya know) does not feature a properly upgraded power supply. If it's such a no-brainer type of wholesale improvement, why are so many boutique manufacturers apparently neglecting it and charging a ransom anyway?
Quote from: BrianM on 17 Mar 2008, 02:26 amTo me, this both persuasively speaks to the benefit of improved power supplies and persuasively punctures the justification of charging, you know, $7000 for a piece of gear which (whaddya know) does not feature a properly upgraded power supply. If it's such a no-brainer type of wholesale improvement, why are so many boutique manufacturers apparently neglecting it and charging a ransom anyway?Exactly. If aftermarket mods are really making such a big-deal difference, then why don't the manufacturers just make their products properly in the first place. Would it really cause such a price increase, that they would be hanging themselves in their own markets?
...Secondly, yes, it could cause a big price increase. This price increase might push the product out of its sweet spot and impact sales in a negative fashion.George
Quote from: zybar on 17 Mar 2008, 02:49 am...Secondly, yes, it could cause a big price increase. This price increase might push the product out of its sweet spot and impact sales in a negative fashion.GeorgeWhy would it necessarily require such a big price increase? And a perhaps naive question: Wouldn't people be even more willing to buy the product (thus justifying a slightly higher price point), if it really did sound so much better, with a proper audio-performance design? Although it is all relative, I suppose...
I don't have the time or energy to go into how costs of the product translate into a final price to the consumer...let me simply say that it is a 1:1 equation. maybe somebody else wants to explain.As for your second point, that's why many vendors have SE or hot rod versions. It isn't all marketing hype.George