Merrill tables

My understanding is the new price is a kind of "factory direct" price. It's no longer being sold at a true retail level. The cost saving is a resut of no "middleman."

Perhaps VTVU can explain it better.

Dave

Other than the following possible exceptions, it is the only American turntable in current production which conveys the essence of music to this listener ... :

Does it matter where a product is made? If I would buy a new turnable I woudn't care if it was made in North Korea, Cuba, US, Europe etc. If the product and service is good I truly woudn't care where is was made.

As we all know Cuban cigars are the best.

what happens to the customers who paid 9500 bucks too. this whole post seems fishy.

I don't see a rebate in their future.

Hi Mordante,

Good point when you said:

Does it matter where a product is made? If I would buy a new turnable I woudn't care if it was made in North Korea, Cuba, US, Europe etc. If the product and service is good I truly woudn't care where is was made.

I was pointing toward the tendency of national design schools. Ameicans and Germans in my experience tend to place a high value on full range hi-fi systems for example.

In the case of many American decks, this has in my experience resulted in the turntable equivalent of the American muscle car - great straight line acceleration (bass, quiet background in this metaphor), but will slide of the road at the first sign of moisture on a curve (lack of finesse, nuance, subtlety, and delicacy).

We seem to be (in the past 6-8 years), reinventing ourselves however.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier