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In Reply to: Re: No tubes in the TEAC posted by dbphd on April 16, 2007 at 02:23:51:
To make a statement suggesting that Sony or TEAC have any advantage in retaining the best scientific or engineering talent is ludicrous. Where I work, in Silicon Valley, many of the best engineers and scientists are not interested in working for a company like Sony. Nor are they interested in working for NASA, Lockheed Martin, etc., etc. A university, perhaps.Alex worked at Sony and left in part because he was disgusted with the way their cost cutting measures (read: profit maximizing) were compromising their products.
Sony, TEAC, etc. design their products for a particular price level and profit margin. They voice their products in a particular way as well. Alex redesigns players taking a cost-no-object approach. IMO, what sets Alex apart is his ear for the sound he wants to obtain in his designs and his ability to reach his goals. (I say this because Alex and I agree on sound, but I'm certainly not alone in this.) Part of Alex's success -- and that of other modifiers -- is derived from hours and hours of obsessive experimentation with different variations in design. I think it is safe to say that Sony, TEAC, etc. just don't go to those lengths. Finally, if they designed a player like Alex, the BOM would be much, much higher.
But it sounds like your statements are based merely on conjecture, not on real experience or actual knowledge.
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- It sounds like you're not an engineer or otherwise technically inclined - Steve Siener 18:13:12 04/16/07 (0)
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