Hi all, and especially @charles1dad
I certainly don't want to contribute to the negativity around here, but I do think that people need to be aware of the Coincident issues. As noted above, I've been lied to multiple times by Mr. Blume. I want to love the company based on owning the gear (I still do), but it's difficult when you get lied to and charged double for replacement parts.
When my used PREs were damaged in shipping, I eventually had to ship them to Coincident for full repair. $5k later (paid by the seller since since they underinsured), I got them back and eventually a midrange driver failed. I was charged double for the accuton driver and when I went to install it, discovered that a capacitor lead was stuck to back of the black anti-resonance cutout. That metal had been vibrating on the driver and the entire surface of the ceramic was pitted like the moon. When I told Isreal, he claimed that having a two inch metal piece vibrating on the back would a) have no effect on the sound, and b) could not have contributed to the failed driver. That was "accuton's issue" and they have horrible, arrogant customer service. My cost to fix. In fairness, I will note that I had a forced one-year move, so it'd been a year since the original fix. Of course the only way a capacitor lead could get stuck in that cabinet was during original damage or repair, but that didn't matter at all, instead I just got charged an additional $1450 for a "custom driver."
I guess people have to make money.
Again, I think the gear sounds great. And fortunately the designs/circuits are relatively straightforward, so any competent local tech should be able to repair. And if something goes out on a speaker, you can just pull the driver and order a replacement yourself, so I don't think the gear needs to be avoided. And finally, I don't care at all if it is made in China.
Not trying to contribute to the negativity, but the truth is the truth.