PS Audio Multiwave

I own the P300 myself & must admit am extremely pleased with it. One thing that bothers me though, is when a manufacturer who has a relatively new product is already upgrading it. In addition, the multiwave may offer great sonic improvements (I don't know because I haven't heard the upgrade yet), but $250.00 for a board & chip that I put in myself??? Sorry...but that's truly a RIP!!! I mean the whole unit only cost $995.00, so $250.00 for a board & chip. Come on PS Audio...give us a break!

Hifisam...I see what your saying, but I think your missing my point. Think of the cost of all the components that go into making the P300. Then add the cost of assembly. The P300 retails for $995.00. PS Audio is charging an additional $250.00 for the multiwave, which consist of a board & a chip...both relatively inexpensive items. On a production line this would take less than 2 minutes to install (I'm being very generous here). Based on this, my point quite simply is...the price charged for the multiwave is not justified. I think what's happening here is Mr McGowan has developed an improvement to his power plants & more importantly a real money maker. I feel the P300 at $995.00 is a great deal for the sonic improvements it makes to a system (which is why it has done so well). On the other hand I feel the price charged for the multiwave is a RIP OFF! In my opinion charging $100 would be a fair price & PS Audio would still be making a very nice profit. Manufacturers should not bite the hand that feeds them. Stop the price gouging PS Audio.

Drubin: I guess we don't see eye to eye...There a hake of a lot more SOFTWARE technology & developement time in the original P300 as opposed to the multiwave. Sorry, believe what you want, but in my opinion there is no way that the multiwave upgrade jusitfies a 25% increase of that products total cost!

Lihifiguy: It's not a matter of having respect for PS Audio's R&D. I just don't like being hosed. Futhermore, if you new anything about manufacturing you would realize to create a new so called P-3000 would be very expensive to tool up (not to mention obsoleting a product after it's been on the market only about a year would really turn off their customers who bought it). In addition, it's much more profitable to charge a big # on an upgrade ie: no or very little tooling/expense involved. I must say yours & a few others comments makes me wonder if you people are affiliated with PS Audio.

Sean: I post all this fuss as you call it because that's what these threads are suppose to be about. In other words a freedom to express your opinion in reference to the topic, which is what I've done. If you don't like my opinion, your free to express yours. It is my belief that manufacturers & dealers should not be allowed to participate in these threads unless they are specifically address to, simply because their statements are completely bias towards their products. As an audiophile for a # of years, I learned very early on you that you get the real poop from the users who have experienced the products in their homes, not the dealers or manufactures or reveiwers. Sorry Sean, but I will continue to post my so called fuss.