LFD AUDIO: 2017 price rises on power cord, Zero LE (V) integrated, Digilink Copper II

[Neil McCauley]

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[southall-1998]

LFD is nice....But very overpriced!

S.

[Yomanze]

LFD is nice....But very overpriced!

S.

I don't think it is overpriced, the price is to keep the demand down I think, so that they can continue to be hand built by Dr. Bews himself, and I think an assistant might be employed for the Zero amps. Additionally, there is a lot of custom wiring in LFD gear, which is expensive.

Yes, when you look in the boxes, there's not always a lot there (my PA2M (SE) amp is pretty packed, but my DLS pre is super-super minimal), but what you are getting for your money is years and years of obsessive experience in the pursuit of sound quality only. A good analogy might be mega-expensive Japanese Sushi chefs - it's just 'rice' and 'raw fish', but people will happily pay £100s in a single sitting for the ultimately refined expressions of these ingredients.

Also, there's a lot of "hi-end" gear out there, costing a lot more than LFD gear, that won't sound as good, but will come in a super-fancy case or have massively overcomplicated circuits. For good, honest musical expression that just gets out of the way I don't think much comes close to LFD gear.

[southall-1998]

I don't think it is overpriced, the price is to keep the demand down I think, so that they can continue to be hand built by Dr. Bews himself, and I think an assistant might be employed for the Zero amps. Additionally, there is a lot of custom wiring in LFD gear, which is expensive.

Yes, when you look in the boxes, there's not always a lot there (my PA2M (SE) amp is pretty packed, but my DLS pre is super-super minimal), but what you are getting for your money is years and years of obsessive experience in the pursuit of sound quality only. A good analogy might be mega-expensive Japanese Sushi chefs - it's just 'rice' and 'raw fish', but people will happily pay £100s in a single sitting for the ultimately refined expressions of these ingredients.

Also, there's a lot of "hi-end" gear out there, costing a lot more than LFD gear, that won't sound as good, but will come in a super-fancy case or have massively overcomplicated circuits. For good, honest musical expression that just gets out of the way I don't think much comes close to LFD gear.

Fair enough. But, my opinion on the price will stay permanent!

S.

[Neil McCauley]

I don't think it is overpriced, the price is to keep the demand down I think, so that they can continue to be hand built by Dr. Bews himself, and I think an assistant might be employed for the Zero amps. Additionally, there is a lot of custom wiring in LFD gear, which is expensive.

Yes, when you look in the boxes, there's not always a lot there (my PA2M (SE) amp is pretty packed, but my DLS pre is super-super minimal), but what you are getting for your money is years and years of obsessive experience in the pursuit of sound quality only. A good analogy might be mega-expensive Japanese Sushi chefs - it's just 'rice' and 'raw fish', but people will happily pay £100s in a single sitting for the ultimately refined expressions of these ingredients.

Also, there's a lot of "hi-end" gear out there, costing a lot more than LFD gear, that won't sound as good, but will come in a super-fancy case or have massively overcomplicated circuits. For good, honest musical expression that just gets out of the way I don't think much comes close to LFD gear.

Personally, i don't know enough about the brand nor its products to be able to provide an informed view. So i asked HP who ran LFD4U for some years for his opinion. All he said was "I agree with Yomanze on this topic 100%" And then he said ... "He's got excellent taste re the DLS"

Neil