Poor Fritz
@rocray -- happy to tell you about my experiences if you want to P.M. me. @eriksquires Erik, I agree with you so wholeheartedly that I reviewed two of his speakers even though (for circumstantial reasons, mainly) I went with some Salks. Honestly, there is a small set of extraordinarily capable speaker makers who are both artisanal and affordable, who listen and give great value and customer service. Salk and Fritz are two of them. And Fritz works extraordinarily hard and is a one man company. My hat’s off to him. People who give him hard time are really obtuse. But the reviewers know and many of us know the truth. 40 reviews, here: http://www.fritzspeakers.com/sound.asp |
Fritz is an awesome guy. I was interested in his speakers and then out of the blue, he pm’d me and asked if I’d like to review his Carreras. I accepted, reviewed them, fell in love with them and then had to send them away to a buyer. I loved the Carreras so much that I thought I’d probably love any of his speakers, which is still probably true. He sent me a pair of Carbon 6’s and as good as they sounded, I still longed for the Carreras and Fritz knew it. I was going through a difficult time, still am a little bit, with a broken leg and no work. Fritz offered to work with me on a pair of new Carreras in a gorgeous walnut finish. I had no money and didn’t know when I would have the money to pay him but it didn’t matter to Fritz. His exact words were “it’s not always about the money”. He sent me 2 pairs of Carreras and a pair of Carbon 6’s without me giving him a dime. I secretly think Fritz may be Saint Nick but I haven’t confirmed this yet, so don’t quote me. Anyhow, I’ve now given a nice chunk of change to Fritz but still feel that I owe him and will continue paying him as I can. His speakers are worth every penny of his asking price and when you actually add up the cost of materials, labor, shipping, and his expertise, you quickly conclude that he is doing this because he loves it. I think his best pay days are when he gets to see people fall in love with his speakers. I know of no other speaker builder at his level where1 man is doing everything. The only thing he doesn’t build are the grills, thats it. I absolutely love the Fritz Carrera BE’s and if possible, they will be with me for decades. I feel a connection to Fritz because of his speakers. I thoroughly enjoy the escape his speakers provide, daily. I hope that the positive reviews of his speakers will get him many, many good buyers and many, many happy audiophiles. Thank You Fritz for being the best boutique speaker builder out there, and Thank You for having a true passion for audio and sharing that with others! |
