My take on value components:
1. If one assumes parts quality is associated with sound quality. I want high quality parts vs. lower quality parts.
2. Engineering expertise, how those parts are put together. This is more difficult to ascertain, one has to acquire knowledge in order to make value judgement. I assume this judgement may be theoretical, perhaps many roads to highest sound quality. Costs here may vary widely, R&D.
3. Business model, lower profit per unit manufactured. Is direct sales model most efficient, could be. Small manufacturer vs. large? Are any economies of scale at work here?
4. Subjective sound quality. I would have to hear all streamers, servers in my system to judge sq.
And so, best value would be highest parts quality, best engineering, low profit business model and best sq in my system. Obviously I'll never know if any component I purchase is best value. And so we're left to subjective estimations of value, right back to square one.
1. If one assumes parts quality is associated with sound quality. I want high quality parts vs. lower quality parts.
2. Engineering expertise, how those parts are put together. This is more difficult to ascertain, one has to acquire knowledge in order to make value judgement. I assume this judgement may be theoretical, perhaps many roads to highest sound quality. Costs here may vary widely, R&D.
3. Business model, lower profit per unit manufactured. Is direct sales model most efficient, could be. Small manufacturer vs. large? Are any economies of scale at work here?
4. Subjective sound quality. I would have to hear all streamers, servers in my system to judge sq.
And so, best value would be highest parts quality, best engineering, low profit business model and best sq in my system. Obviously I'll never know if any component I purchase is best value. And so we're left to subjective estimations of value, right back to square one.