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From: gt3403b@gitpyr.UUCP (Ray Chen)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Linn/Naim seminar(results)
Message-ID: <1001@gitpyr.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 12:23:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  8 12:23:44 1985
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In article <486@brl-sem.ARPA>, ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) writes:
> Actually, anything that introduces a mechanical component into the audio
> chain and therefore involves craftsmanship rather than mere design to
> produce good results is going to be inordinately more expensive.  This is
> why speakers and the turntable complex is likely to be the most expensive
> part while the straight electronic parts are going to cost less and less
> as time goes by.

I agree, which is the main reason behind my putting an upper limit
on the cost ratio I recommended.  If you're after an good level
of performance from all parts of your stereo system and you put
enough money into it, the mechanical components will begin to dominate
the cost. If I was putting together a $6000 system, I could see
putting say, $2000 into the speakers, $3000 into the table/arm/cartridge
and $1000 into the preamp and amp.

Electronics (both design and manufacturing) are improving faster than
mechanisms, so I also expect the electronically-oriented components
to get cheaper and cheaper as time goes by (which means the ratio will
have to get tweaked).

So, anybody got $6000 they want to give me ?? :-)


	Ray Chen
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Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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