I would very much like to audition the MoFi 888 due to the rave reviews (though there are not many out there). I don't know the Fyne, but will Google it.
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@dayglow re "Be very skeptical about over the top rave reviews when regarding budget components. These high profit(%) products need to be sold in volume and quickly before the next claimed "Giant Killer" appears."
For sure! Andrew Jones (the designer, right?) has a stellar reputation, but yes, given the way they are sold, I am sure there is healthy markup. Buying direct from the manufacturer of brands that don’t have huge markup is IMO better. My Vandersteen 2CE Signature IIIs were an excellent value when I bought them 5 years ago (from a good dealer), and the price has gone up. I’d have to spend a lot more now to do much better, so I am not in any hurry. I move at glacial speed, because that 30-50% hit one takes flipping components all the time is death by a thousand paper cuts!
I don’t make changes in my system much, and have great synergy with what I have now. Synergy is so underrated, important, and often badly understood my newbies or people who think that just throwing money like darts at an a la carte menu of best components works. Nope! Cheers. |
@dayglow - Fyne has a great rep and pedigree right? Their founder is an alum of some esteemed brands, iirc. And I am of Scots descent, so I'd be interested. Represent! I hope you will post a review or thoughts. Which one do you favor in their line. |