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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: I need a “second-type” phonostage.
Post Subject: I very much enjoy your "dramatisations"Posted by Gregm on: 6/2/2006
 Romy the Cat wrote:

Well, Gregm, obviously you should not take me too literally when I mention the “fallen Chinese satellites”, I slightly dramatized what was sod to me, making it more absurd, but did I? Rgs,
Romy the Cat
And I did catch up on the humour.
I just added some silliness.
Audio people often talk in absurdities in an effort to impress (and justify high prices). Often what they say, taken literally, can have the opposite effect -- or be just plain absurd. Your experience is a case in point:

Romy: "How came that a cheap and small IS-based unit could cost $7K?"
Dealer: "It uses everything from the military"

SO? From that one can assume anything.
Why should one immediately assume that the magic word "military" means +6.500$ on the normal asking price?
Or for that matter that it shouldn't be cheaper (i.e. military surplus is cheaper)? OR, for that matter, that the product uses ic's salvaged from fallen Chinese satellites Smile... It;s just as logical.

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