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In Reply to: RE: Tangram Le' Journey Continues... posted by Mike B. on February 10, 2024 at 15:29:50:
Good morning, Mike B.
Forgive the last response as I was feeling under the weather a tad last evening | but know that you're more than welcome. Yet in my mind it's the individuals begin said companies which I view as caring enough to assist consumers in getting value out of fairly priced items versus those whom only cater to the wealthier percentage amongst us, yet they at times fail to do the math.., let me give you an example.
Where back in November of 2009, I found myself auditioning a pair of DeVote Fidelity Gibbon 3s at $2000 the pair and buying them on the spot from another shop ( as the ones heard were already sold to this shops client ) and this dealer was kind enough to find the last existing pair at Don Better Audio in Cleveland Heights Ohio, around 2014 I basically traded them to an ex-buddy of mine for a pair of the original 1989 version of Totem Acoustics Model One's, as they merely performed more inline with the system I had at said time, yet the weird thing for was in asking if said DeVore Fidelity would ever make a replacement for them?, as they did have a sound I came to love as well as miss, it was the lack of refinement with their treble I found lacking, as well as being somewhat rough around the edges as compared to the metal domed drivers in the Model One's which won me over, but being told by the Gibbon 3s designer, that he couldn't build any other stand-mounts ( mini-monitors ) for less than $4000, just didn't sit well with my views on all the imported brands which had speakers between $400-$2600 that could always be seen as value on the dollar performance wise. Especially knowing their boxes only consisted of a single resistor, no crossover network to be found, and fairly commonly found drivers, so is one to then assume the actual cabinetry work itself cost $3.500?, I think not.
To me it seems once some of these companies begin getting a little bit of ink ( press releases ) and start gaining a reputation of sort, greed kicks in and while they might actually sell say upwards of 100 pairs of these exact replacement for $4000, within a years time, it isn't to me the same as the numbers of say the LS 3/5A types have sold since their very beginning, where they and Linn Kan's | Spendor SA-1's initially sold for around $300-$650 per pair during their lifetimes, so greed in a lot of ways loses sales, as not everyone of us can claim Spelling Manor as our sole place of residency, in truth as will Brit-Fi being bought into the USA as far back as the early 60s, was done so for the key purpose of sound versus value based upon a sense of purity that the domestic gear, nor Japanese stuff at the time couldn't offer.
And while it seems that when todays customers of Audio start buying items from China, it's seen by some as if one has turned their backs on buying overly priced items built here, where value versus cost becomes an issue with some, not I, as I've always known some cultures are technology driven, whereas others merely try to make a living based upon their companies or countries past reputations built decades ago, when things were built based upon a sense of pride, all one has to do is seriously look at the automobile fair trade industry to know that not many foreigners are looking to buy American cars, having worked briefly at a metal pressing plant that built parts for the Big 3 here in Detroit, Michigan and seeing the thousands upon thousands of parts coming back due to recall, as well as seeing young 20 year old something kids coming back from their lunch or dinner breaks either drunk?, or high as a kite?, didn't sit well with me, as I'm certain the QC issues as noted by foreigners played a vital part of their desire to waste money on said domestic automobiles as well.
Power | Greed..., and the inability to be held accountable for one's counties ongoing mistakes don't change the fact that others have been wronged, and deserve an apology on all counts, keep the mule, but I'd would love 40 acres to build a nice home on, yet know in this country | in this shortened lifetime I'll never see it.
So there you've my monthly rant included, but in a world such as ours, one has to at the end of the day only take advantage of getting said truths off their minds. And thanks for the kind words, as I do plan to keep on, keepin' on as it relates to said matters.
Be 4ever Young in mind | spirit Mike B.
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