@rost Don't know that I'd say that they don't maintain "tight quality control... in parts selection and assembly."
As @brownsfan suggests, everything in my equipment seemed well made. I did read that there were quality control issues with the remote version of the CSL line-stage, which is presumably why it was discontinued. I do think Isreal gives Arthur Salvatore "special" gear which is essentially factory upgraded to maximize quality. And I suppose AS deserves as much given the number of sales he's no doubt created for Coincident. Unfortunately he ignores this fact and does things like comment on how amazing the default part selection is... leading to conclusions like those expressed in the quote above.
As @brownsfan suggests, everything in my equipment seemed well made. I did read that there were quality control issues with the remote version of the CSL line-stage, which is presumably why it was discontinued. I do think Isreal gives Arthur Salvatore "special" gear which is essentially factory upgraded to maximize quality. And I suppose AS deserves as much given the number of sales he's no doubt created for Coincident. Unfortunately he ignores this fact and does things like comment on how amazing the default part selection is... leading to conclusions like those expressed in the quote above.