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In Reply to: Re: Start with $$$$$.... posted by alan m. kafton on July 15, 2005 at 19:41:56:

....then you'll at least have a fighting chance. But then, if you could afford the entry fees, you could afford to purchase the cables in the first place, and save a good deal of money and time in the bargain.
Hmmm. Well unless there are critical components that he wouldn't be able to purchase in onesies-twosies, I don't see that he'd save any money at all and it probably wouldn't involve a significant amount of time.

And why do you wish to R & D (ripoff and duplicate) someone else's creativity and livelihood, one they likely spent thousands of dollars and thousands of man-hours to create?
Well yeah. Though it ain't exactly like the concept is new and I'm sure they're using off-the-shelf parts for the guts of the things.
I mean, consider 47 Labs and their Gaincard. They took a monolithic power opamp that was intended for use in mass market consumer electronics such as TVs, receivers, boom boxes, etc. and used it for a high-end stand alone power amp.
Should no one have bought power opamps and made amplifiers of their own? Should they all have bought Gaincards or, not having $3,300 to spend, just make due with something else?
I could see it if there were some actual intellectual property involved here. But the way I see it, all Harmonic Technology has done is take advantage of an already existing, mature technology. And I don't see any problem with others doing the same for themselves.
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Topic - How can I diy Harmonic Technology cyber light cable? - gyer 16:15:56 07/15/05 (11)

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Re: How can I diy Harmonic Technology cyber light cable? - tapakah2001 15:41:17 07/17/05 (1)

Agreed. I'd hold out for the tube-based version... nt - Alex S 08:58:21 07/18/05 (0)

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Re: I am really stunned - Raab 11:44:15 07/16/05 (0)

Re: Start with $$$$$.... - alan m. kafton 19:41:56 07/15/05 (5)

Re: Start with $$$$$.... - Steve Eddy 23:30:21 07/15/05 (4)

Re: Hmmm.... - alan m. kafton 00:12:15 07/16/05 (3)

Re: Hmmm.... - kuribo 13:51:23 07/16/05 (1)

Re: Hmmm.... - alan m. kafton 17:17:57 07/16/05 (0)

Re: Hmmm.... - Steve Eddy 00:57:34 07/16/05 (0)

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Re: Start with $$$$$.... - Steve Eddy 23:30:21 07/15/05 (4)

Re: Hmmm.... - alan m. kafton 00:12:15 07/16/05 (3)

Re: Hmmm.... - kuribo 13:51:23 07/16/05 (1)

Re: Hmmm.... - alan m. kafton 17:17:57 07/16/05 (0)

Re: Hmmm.... - Steve Eddy 00:57:34 07/16/05 (0)

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