expensive tube preamps that the company could have properly engineered and afforded to install balanced connections along with rcas. thinking conrad johnson for example. no rational business would eschew over 1/2 of the potential market over this issue. don’t even start that it’s for better sound as many audio companies have great sound and both types of connectors.
Top Ten "Reasons I Don't Like This Component"
Many of us have had the short term experience of demoing or acquiring a piece of gear that, when we installed it in our systems, we soon realized that it wasn’t going to work.
An example I recently cited was after home demoing a CJ 17LS preamp years ago. I couldn’t stand the banging sound of the volume relays while adjusting. The unit sounded fine enough musically but this particular feature was intolerable.
What other features or quirks of components have you had similar experiences with over the short term? I’m not talking about chronic upgraditis, which most of us are afllicted with, just short term experiences that make us say, "this does not work for me."
No need to list ten reasons, just one or two. I'll keep a tab on them and summarize later.
An example I recently cited was after home demoing a CJ 17LS preamp years ago. I couldn’t stand the banging sound of the volume relays while adjusting. The unit sounded fine enough musically but this particular feature was intolerable.
What other features or quirks of components have you had similar experiences with over the short term? I’m not talking about chronic upgraditis, which most of us are afllicted with, just short term experiences that make us say, "this does not work for me."
No need to list ten reasons, just one or two. I'll keep a tab on them and summarize later.