deepee998 posts01-23-2016 8:03am"I can get absolutely top-end
tube gear hand-built in Montana or Nelson, B.C., or Massachusetts for 10
percent of what McIntosh or ARC would charge, and with better circuity.
The math is pretty simple. "
The math is not nearly so simple, and you're dreaming if you think you can buy the equivalent of an ARC Ref5SE for $1,300. Among the many things you're overlooking in your simple math is the economy of scale from which even a small company such as ARC or Mac benefit.
The math is not nearly so simple, and you're dreaming if you think you can buy the equivalent of an ARC Ref5SE for $1,300. Among the many things you're overlooking in your simple math is the economy of scale from which even a small company such as ARC or Mac benefit.