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Originally posted by rblnr:
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Originally posted by Mark_H:
[b] Whenever I try to assess these tweaks I always try to set up parallel systems so that I can switch live between them and hear the changes - that way I don't have to rely on subjective short term memory.
Me too -- particularly among things that are going to be subtle, that you probably have to 'listen for'. I'm skeptical of sense memory under these conditions -- too many variables for our minds to play with and affect judgement. I'm even more skeptical of claims that the sound is 'transformed' by this or that tweak. As has been pointed out, Bob Stuart and the folks @ M aren't dummies; they'd spend the extra $50 or whatever and go through the necessary approvals. C'mon, who else spends the time to write their own code?

Having said that, as a G68 owner, I'd love to A/B modded vs. stock. [/b]
Product safety approvals on a power supply are a lot more expensive than $50. More like $2500 on a supply this size and that varies on how many countries you want to sell your product in. Country specific deviations will add to the total. Manufacturers try to cut cost as much as they can.

There is a guy who is one of the founders of Counterpoint from way back in the 80's. They went out of business several years ago. Today he is upgrading Counterpoint products to yield much higher quality sound. He designed the originals. Back when he designed them for the consumer market they cut cost to lower manufacturing cost and get a better profit margin. Now he makes balls to the wall upgrades to these amps that make them sound a lot better. I wouldn't be surprised M does the same. Cut cost! Buy a cheap power supply already approved. All speculation of course based on my own experience working for manufacturers getting there product approvals to sell world wide. Every penny counts for a company to make a profit and survive.

Ron

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