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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Won’t buy a piece I can’t see the insides of. Never. Most import to me as I must see both the parts and build quality. 
Could not disagree more with Doug. Not interested in debating my experience and observations 😊. Too funny.

If one knows a great deal about parts, layout, builds DIY gear, then we know what to look for. This is especially true with tube electronics. Critical to see the build, layout and such. I can look at internal pics of tube gear and know pretty quickly if I will like the sound and long term reliability of the unit.

Just show me the power supply in many dacs, preamps and amplifiers and I will know pretty quickly if I want the unit.  I get what Doug is saying if under the hood looks like foreign language to the buyer. No help in those situations.  Many in this hobby do know a great deal however. 
Tekton uses point to point crossover construction. This is very good. They use air core inductors. This is good. They use film caps, not electrolytics for the most part. This is good. The crossover design is also very innovative and effective. This is good. The tweeter arrays are just wonderfully innovative and extremely effective. Tweeters and woofers are each homerun wired to the crossover. This is good. This is good. So when I take apart Tekton speakers I think I will like what I hear.

Some know what to look for, some do not. However, enough of us do so let’s see inside. Seems like common sense to see what you are paying for.
Goodness I am paying for the inside so just show it to me. This topic is simple stuff with no deep thinking needed.  Agon continues to amaze me daily.  I guess that is why I come back.