Relevant to the OP: No, doesn't matter one bit.
I was all set and ready to place an order for Tekton's best Ulfberht when just before ordering talked to the one with the most experience, having had both Ulf and Moab in his own system. He said save your money, so I did and ordered Moab.
Then couple months ago I was all set to buy a Raven Reflection. On the hunt for a year, real excited. Talked to Dave and James, Blackhawk is very good. So now I have the Blackhawk.
Then just a few weeks ago ordered Origin Live Sovereign MkIV and Enterprise MkIV. Mark Baker asked about going 12". Which by all accounts is better. But only marginally, while the cost increase is not marginal at all.
So I don't just talk the talk, I walk the walk. Here's why.
The price bump from Moab to barely better Ulf is more than $5k. For less than $5k I got Townshend Podiums and a full blown major league crossover upgrade. These together transformed this already excellent speaker to freaking world class level have to hear em to believe it.
The more than $10k price bump from Blackhawk to Reflection got me a world class turntable and arm.
These are just my examples. For sure there are others. My opinion, I love that there are guys so obsessed with their BSD bragging rights they flip these things. They drive the market and keep stuff available for those of us clever enough to know it is called a sound SYSTEM for a reason.
I was all set and ready to place an order for Tekton's best Ulfberht when just before ordering talked to the one with the most experience, having had both Ulf and Moab in his own system. He said save your money, so I did and ordered Moab.
Then couple months ago I was all set to buy a Raven Reflection. On the hunt for a year, real excited. Talked to Dave and James, Blackhawk is very good. So now I have the Blackhawk.
Then just a few weeks ago ordered Origin Live Sovereign MkIV and Enterprise MkIV. Mark Baker asked about going 12". Which by all accounts is better. But only marginally, while the cost increase is not marginal at all.
So I don't just talk the talk, I walk the walk. Here's why.
The price bump from Moab to barely better Ulf is more than $5k. For less than $5k I got Townshend Podiums and a full blown major league crossover upgrade. These together transformed this already excellent speaker to freaking world class level have to hear em to believe it.
The more than $10k price bump from Blackhawk to Reflection got me a world class turntable and arm.
These are just my examples. For sure there are others. My opinion, I love that there are guys so obsessed with their BSD bragging rights they flip these things. They drive the market and keep stuff available for those of us clever enough to know it is called a sound SYSTEM for a reason.