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I think that is just "normal", though logically unfounded and unfortunate....

Most any brand or product that is known for being high performance at a low price will be put down if they take that high performance for the money aspect to a higher end design. NHT had/has that problem with the 3.3/Xd, NAD certainly had that problem with Silver Series. The Masters Series seems to be getting more street cred, fortunately. The M3 will just pound a Krell into submission. It weigh almost twice as much, has way better S/N, has a much nicer electronics design. Masters, if built by Krell or Mark Levinson or the like would cost $5000-$10,000 per component and would have people selling kidneys to get it. Fortunately, it doesn't require that. It just doesn't have the "I paid way to much" prestige thing going for it because most mortals can actually afford it if they want it. There really isn't much reason for *any* electronics piece to cost over $5000 except for creating an image of "it costs more, it must be better".


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