What Is The Cost Of Amplifier Casework?

So you would pay Porsche prices for a Porsche built car that looked like a Gremlin?

With sound it depends if you are an "audiophile" with sound as your 1st preference. Or if what you look at is more important. You'll never see a MacIntosh owner with all his gear off to the side, except for the speakers. 

I've seen it too many times, many (not all) rich guys ask me what's the best, who just want the best to show off to their rich mates, even though they are all deaf, and can't tell the difference.
And then set it up like an 'advert" with all the gear on $$$$$ racking in-between the speakers, trashing the stereo image and depth. 

Cheers George

George,

Those, rich or poor, that place speakers too close to side and especially rear walls are trashing imaging and depth. Getting the speakers out from the rear wall greatly reduces the impact of rack location IME. Combine the two issues and it's hopeless.

Dave

that place speakers too close to side and especially rear walls are trashing imaging and depth.

Yes that too, but the worst offender for ruining stereo imagery and depth is the shiny hard equipment rack full of equipment in-between the speakers. First best thing is to get empty space between the speakers and as far back as you can, Neville Thiele (rip) taught me this, a long while back.

Cheers George

georgehifi2,741 posts

... You'll never see a MacIntosh owner with all his gear off to the side, except for the speakers ...

It looks like you haven't been invited into many McIntosh audiophile's homes, or looked at the systems page here or on other forums. (Unless you really are talking about Macintosh, which is the manufacturer of Apple computers.)