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What's inside these aluminum/metal cases?

I have three links below to pictures of amps with their lids removed, one is an integrated, and I am curious to the thoughts of those that have the technical knowledge of amps to discuss the inner componants and order of design.

We tweak our systems with expensive cables, yet I look at pictures such these pictures and wonder what all the signal must go through.

Let me put the disclaimer out, I do not own any of these amps nor did I single them out, I just happen have pictures of them with their "hoods" off, if I had some others, I may of included them as well.

http://brian.grar.com/images/AudioPix/Bryston4bstInside.jpg
http://brian.grar.com/images/AudioPix/ML383-Inside.jpg
http://brian.grar.com/images/AudioPix/Bryston7bstInside.jpg
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bob_bundus
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Kind of makes you sick sometimes doesn't it? Look under the hood of some pricey componentry & you find a maze of tangled cables dangling unsupported all over the place. I don't get it either; of course it makes you wonder?
Now get ahold of an Accuphase or an old Luxman Ultimate component. Everything is neatly laid out, fully supported, individually shielded, acoustically isolated, *quality* construction. I'm sure there are many others that are built likewise.
bob_bundus
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Kelly that Boulder is a real piece of beauty, sonically & mechanically. Doesn't Kinergetics build like this as well?
Sean the reminder that those ribbon cables in the graphic are actually routing audio paths (not logic drivers) I can only try to forget about manufacturers pulling stunts like that. I recently opened up my "best of" Dynalab tuner & couldn't believe what I saw. It's a real wonder that it sounds as good as it does, based upon what I saw under the cover.
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