They should charge more for it…

Secondly, it might be excellent. Standard setting in fact but Fremer will be gifted his. In return, his true testimony will sell at least 50 of them. Good for Fremer. Good for WB. What did the government grant buy the populace at large?

They openly state that this is but the first and there will be more to follow: A 500K model? WOW we'll all be waiting anxiously for that.

For 99.9999999% of the world's population nothing to see here folks.

@dayglow "In transportation is a new Ferrari a better value proposition than a new Cirrus SR20?"

At least when the Ferrari stalls it doesn’t need a parachute. (Just kidding). 

Seriously, I’m a boring aerospace engineer working as a mechanical engineer and almost ready to retire.

I look at anything that moves with an eye to whether or not it is doing its job via physics. Holding a spinning piece of plastic up to a diamond stylus and doing it silently isn’t rocket science these days and hasn’t been in decades. You can spend $2000, $4000, or in this case $302K and pretty much accomplish the same thing. For those with such deep pockets, more power to them. When they make such a purchase it ripples on through the economy, so it is all good. 

At some point these products become "lifestyle" products, purchased not based on performance but merely to separate yourself from the great unwashed who couldn’t dream of buying one. Fair enough. 

@ghdprentice 

Thank you for the good laugh of the day!

"If I had the means, I am sure my system would cost... well commiserate with my wealth."

1. "To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for"... Yes I'm sure your wealth would have a bad day.

I know you meant "commensurate".

Its all good.

Regards,

barts

@theophile The money from the government grant didn't go to develop the turntable, but the technology used tin the turntable, i.e. bio composites, which can be used for a host of things, mostly non-audio related.