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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It's funny you guys think that a point to point wired rats nest is not reliable, some of the early tube equipment looks like a rats nest and was reliable for over 50 years. Most of the neat point to point wired products aren't truly point to point wired.
A neat layout and wiring doesn't always add up to good sound or even reliability, sometimes it even causes hum and noise problems. Point to point wired tube gear everything  should be at the tube sockets.
That picture you posted a link too has way too much wire in it, people who know how to point to point wire don't use hardly any wire. 
Really good point to point Will have The components arranged in an almost star pattern, all of them leading radially away from the tube socket.