Anyone know where in NY area I can audition Usher?

Ok, at this point Mapleleaf you are losing credibility in my view. I am open to hearing criticisms of the speaker, especially before I buy them. But so far your argument is flawed, it begs the question. You are saying essentially "Usher is bad because its Chinese, and Chinese speakers are bad because they are all cheap and that's that"...

You're not providing any substantive criticism.

If you're willing to take a 3 hour drive, check out Response Audio in Binghamton...

Hello everyone,
First things first. Th eonly reason you are not receiving return messages from the US distributor is because they are currently over at the Usher factory in Taiwan. They should be back Tuesday.

"..Usher is a chaply made in china product china is no way at t...."

This could not be further from the truth. Usher has one of the most respectable business ethics in the "overseas" industry. Their parts are very consistant and their distribution could not be better in my opinion.

They are not "cheap" speakers just because they cost less than US made equivalents. Usher products are extremely good values. Forget the magazine reviews that you may think are biased, just listen to the consumers that own them.

That's more like 4 hours and 15 minutes, with no traffic. I think that is not an option for me. It would be cheaper with my time to buy them and if I don't like them to sell them immediately.

I've heard Usher several times at shows and been very impressed with sound and build quality. They seemed at least a fair value in high end terms and perhaps a great value (it's hard to tell at shows).

My biggest concern has to do with resale value. As an active hobbiest I like to trade gear around every year or so and the Usher line is mostly designated with four digit numbers instead of names. There are many different models, that I'm not sure more than one or two of then will achieve the long term recognition necessary to sustain demand in used market.

If they would slow down, focus on a few great models and market them properly, they might be hard to beat.

I don't know how well they are treating their staff in China. I'd like to see a report from someone credible who visited their plants.

Art