Snow dogs But then again I

Snow dogs

But then again I could open a store on oh wait that might make us less credible wouldnt it?: Posted on January 19, 2010 7:29 PM Speaking of libel, Im not sure why you keep bringing up the fact that Audioholics sells Oppos equipment and not Lexicons what are you implying? In and of itself the fact is inconsequential unless youre insinuating that Audioholics is purposely skewing the results in the favor of Oppo or against Lexicon in order to benefit themselves. I cant find any other reason for you to continually illicit that fact. Since youre backing Ken, how do you explain the differences that he reported given that every single piece of evidence available points to the Lexicon and the Oppo being functionally identical? All you or Lexicon needs to produce is some sort of evidence of functional difference and this particular portion of the debate could be easily quelled. In this case Ken has made a significant statement that isnt borne out by a snow dogs piece of evidence or measurement available, yet instead of providing supporting evidence people are being asked to simply trust him and HTR. Making an unsupportable claim and then burying your head in the sand afterwords in an attempt to avoid valid criticism is just poor reporting. Im sure you understand that. Posted on January 19, 2010 7:31 PM I am not saying the unit is identical but they are close. Nobody is denying that. There are some perks to the Lexicon and you pay a LOT for those. My Dads Maserati has the engine, transmission and frame of a Ferrari F430 for about 1/2 the price. He likes it better in fact he LOVES the car and who is to say that he is wrong. Its up to you where you spend your money. The Oppo is sold into the direct and OEM channel. The Lexicon is sold to retailers and installers. Two very different ways of selling product. Posted on January 19, 2010 7:32 PM None of that has anything to do with the fact that all evidence shows the units are functionally identical. Youre claiming that the Lexicon is better. Youre not being asked to re-iterate that claim. Youre being asked to list the actual differences that make the Lexicon better, which is a completely reasonable request. If you cant do that, your claim is without merit. For as much as youve touted it, this supposed snow dogs of benefits/improvements has proven more elusive than finding the wreckage of Amelia Earharts aircraft. Posted on January 19, 2010 7:52 PM I am going to dinner. I dont have more time to go back and forth with you more tonight. I am sorry. Re: I cite the fact that they are a store because it speaks to their motives as to why they do what they do. They benefit from selling Oppos no shipping costs a good deal not the Lexicon. I have no beef with directly its just that they are crossing what I believe to be an important line for a publication. Amazon does reviews but never alleges to be anything other than a store. Ken will speak more as to the benefits of the player. I think he did quite a bit of that in the review. Did any of the other reviews test program material? Wouldnt it be funny if the Lexicon and or the Oppo made the best sound and picture out there yet the Geek Squad from the forums went crazy over it? Moreover, do you think that MORE or LESS high end AV will get sold if so-called exposes are done on who makes what platforms for who? Projectors are often rebadged. AV preamps are made by VERY FEW companies with software changes being the main difference. Transports are clearly a hot topic. Whats wrong with the forum geek squad is snow dogs my mentor, Mark Levinson, taught me more than a decade ago about why audiophiles SUCK. They are exclusive. They are snobs. They love the gear more than the equipment. Gotta go. Have a great night. Posted on January 19, 2010 8:06 PM Copy you have no list of differences. If you had such a list, publishing it would have been infinitely easier than continually dancing circles around my very direct questions.