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Old 01-18-2008, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by spyder187 View Post
They charge 6000 pounds so ~$12000.
Ouch..didn't catch that. Yeah, they're ripping people off.


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Originally Posted by wower
Goldmund has stated they consider themselves more of a research company than a consumer electronics company.
That would be fine if I could write off the cost of one of their players as a donation to science, but somehow I don't think that would fly.


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Originally Posted by memepool
Don't see the big deal here at all? or doesn't anyone realise that almost all all "audiophile" type CD and DVD players use far eastern derived ROM transports and chip assemblies of one sort or another?
I don't think that anyone has an issue with Goldmund sourcing parts from another manufacturer, the problem is the markup.

Sheesh...how much would they have to charge if they actually developed & manufactured that transport themselves?

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Originally Posted by memepool
What makes them sound better
Objection, your honor...speculation.
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