Comments on Profile Post by Torq

I'd like to confirm this please send your WA234 to me for assurance purposes... Maybe the Phi as well... Oh right and a reinforced desk too.

Is this one of the first amps you prefer Utopia out of vs DAVE direct?

Funny!

It'd probably be cheaper to buy a plane ticket ...

And yes - so far it's a first.

I wonder what's inside of that WA234 beast-of-an-amp, to cost over $14k(!?)... besides the uber-expensive "Cursive aluminum casing with CNC machining". Yikes.

This is all I could find on google: http://www.234mono.com/#stage-3
There's some internal schematics, partially-shown guts & info; unfortunately for me, I can't understand any of that tube-tech stuff, heh, but maybe one day!

Didn't know about Mary Black. Cheers!

While not cheap, the "composed of many, identical, flat plates" build of the casework means it's less expensive than a single-piece cast or milled to the same precision. Also means you can do this with a two-axis mill (or laser cutter for less robust materials) instead of needing huge billets of metal and a 5 or 6 axis mill.

Why is "CNC machining" a hifi sales point? Or is that *anything* can be made into one.

I find metal-work and machining fascinating. Currently, I watch more videos about it than I listen to music. I also love a beautifully-made thing. But I'm worried when I know that a huge proportion of the cost of some electronic item is... the box.