Yes. I feel Charley actually knows whats up with his product, but sort of plays dumb and purposedly misleads potential costumers. This sort of stuff is not new or unheard off, but his toblerone speak is just too much.
Like I said, the BS does not stop with this guy:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/comment/498623#comment-498623It is what it is. I would say this: If you want to know what you are buying before you actually buy it, best to read Tyll's and JA's reviews and skip this guy's jedi mind tricks. If you like what you purchased, then obviously keep it and life is good. There are IMO better products out there for less or roughly equivalent $ though including an iPod, an iPad mini, or perhaps one of those Sansung thingys. Some folks here might have other suggestions depeding on needs and preferences if a warmer or perhaps more engaging signature fits the bill.
But Definitively. Do not. Drink. Charley's kool-aid.
LOL! Towards the end of his post though, I think I get a glimpse of why EQ and other features were not implemented and will not be implemented:
"... adding EQ would require
DSP hardware that does not exist in the PonoPlayer. There is no room for it and it would decrease battery life."
In the end it's probably the design philosophy that lead to this (fully discrete components perhaps). Is not wrong, but you gotta be upfront about it.
