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Goldmund, not much inside, but ultra expensive.

Is judging Goldmund products on what’s inside them fair? If it’s, then what are you paying for? There’s nothing but space inside most of their equipment. Not only is there nothing inside them they’re ridiculously expensive. Look inside their Nextgen 590 intergraded amp $29000. There’s nothing inside.
To be fair, I must say I’ve never heard their equipment, so maybe it’s worth what they charge, but judging it from its inside It looks like it isn’t.
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andy2
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On a slight tangential subject, I currently have an Arcam CD23.  When I open up the case, I can see some serious engineering has gone into it.

On the other hands, some CDP got nothing but a tiny little circuit board in it that makes you scratch your head thinking why it's so expensive.

I think it's fair to judge what's inside.  
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charles1dad
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"I think it's fair to judge what's inside"

I agree with this to a certain degree, but in terms of part quality rather than merely the quantity of parts. I feel that ultimately your paying for the sound quality,  not how much can be stuffed into the component's interior space. I believe it's a sign of talented engineering/design  when you can achieve excellent sound with fewer parts.

Charles

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stereo5
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It’s also cheaper for the manufacturer to have as little parts inside as possible to maximize their profit margin.   Don’t blame Goldmund, I just bought a 31K SUV with thousands of parts inside and yet a 6 foot pair of speaker wires can easily cost in excess of the 31K.  Why, other than greed?  No wire on the planet is worth that no matter how you try to justify it. 
andy2
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I don't disagree that sometimes "less is more".  And of course it does not mean the more parts the better and ultimately it's the sound that matters.  

In a similar topic, in term of "less is more", some people prefer low power amplifier because the sound relatively is more "agile" and has more "rhythm" and "drive".  High power amplifiers sometimes can get in their own way and makes music sounding somewhat lethargic.  
andy2
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Don’t blame Goldmund, I just bought a 31K SUV with thousands of parts inside and yet a 6 foot pair of speaker wires can easily cost in excess of the 31K.

Just curious to ask what do you think of a $310K Ferrari? It gets to the grocery store just the same as a $31K SUV. Both cars use the same metal, plastic and so on. Why would one cost 10 times the other?

All cables use either silver or copper just the same so why would one costs $31K vs. some other much cheaper cables.  

On a side note, $310K is on the low end of Ferrari.


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