Maybe not ripp-off but 'economising'.
To give RussAndrews a break I thought of other things that reek of wrong economy, more so the further up we go.
Example; Roksan's K3 CD Player. - A parts bin Dot Matrix Display complete with 80's style track calender. Must have cost 'em a few pence. Perhaps a left over wholesale purchase for a few quid. Yours for 900 quid.
Worse, I read a 2013 review of MBL's £8000 1511F High End DAC. A crappy, low(est) resolution display adorning the Front. You wouldn't accept this on £40 phone ... .
Many more.
(I'll excuse Cyrus and Naim with their displays as they could be deemed iconic)
To give RussAndrews a break I thought of other things that reek of wrong economy, more so the further up we go.
Example; Roksan's K3 CD Player. - A parts bin Dot Matrix Display complete with 80's style track calender. Must have cost 'em a few pence. Perhaps a left over wholesale purchase for a few quid. Yours for 900 quid.
Worse, I read a 2013 review of MBL's £8000 1511F High End DAC. A crappy, low(est) resolution display adorning the Front. You wouldn't accept this on £40 phone ... .
Many more.
(I'll excuse Cyrus and Naim with their displays as they could be deemed iconic)