Usher Model Question

AudioFeil,
Please do not take this as rude, but I asked two simple questions which were answered. Your post is in no way relevant to this topic. I did not ask for a comparison to other brands etc. Just wanted to know if anyone had any information in regards to these two specefic models, which Audiooracle did. I understand that you are trying to bring to light this gentlemans affiliation or lack of with Usher. I am assuming that if he is not an Usher employee that he carries their line, which makes him as qualified as any imo to comment on a new product introduction. I don't think that he tried to sell anything, simply gave some driver info and price. If you have a quam with him commenting on Usher save it for a post where someone asks an opinion of a speaker, not factual information. Again, I'm not trying to be hateful to you I just do not think that your comments were warranted.

Thank you sir. If you were offended, please accept my apology.

However, the dealer is not an Usher employee and has continuously used these threads for his self promotion. Finally, to call oneself the "number one Usher master" is incredibly self indulgent, disingenuous, and misleading.

Thank you.

I understand where you are coming from. To many times threads get off topic with back and forth punches. Just trying to moderate the thread I guess. Rest assured that what I took as factual information was not that he is "the number one Usher master".

I am no longer an Usher dealer so have nothing at all to gain with posting on this thread but I can shed some light.
The new stand mount BE-718 speaker is the brainchild if Joseph D' Appolito. It was based on the 718 model which was one of my favorite Usher speakers. He has been working on this one for a while now. It started out as a personal endeavor from what I recall and the results exceeded even his expectations.
I beleive it uses only the BE tweeter and the original Usher manufacturered woofer but I do not know for sure.

A friend of mine, "Semi", who posts here quite often just visited USHER's flag store in Taipei, Taiwan a few weeks back. I consider Semi to have golden ears and he doesn't get impressed easily. He has a pair of Sonus Faber Amati. He just wrote us an e-mail last week raving on and on about the BE-20. He is currently working overseas on assignment and wanted to get a pair of BE-718 for his apartment, but apparently USHER doesn't even have a pair in their flag store yet.

FrankC