oregonpapa-
Pretty darn cool when people send you stuff to evaluate like that, isn't it? Of course that will never happen to the people who mock instead of listen. So we got that going for us.
Mr White is like that, extremely labor intensive, and extremely addictive. The labor intensive part, I'm told it uses 3D printed parts, the intricate assembly is not at all easy and takes hours and hours, and that is about all I'm comfortable saying. If all the guy had to do was snap his fingers to have one self-assemble it would be a no-brainer to sell them. But invention, prototype, and manufacture are three very different things.
Mr White isn't that thick, only about 1.5" and relatively light and flexible. But with the labor-intensive aspect it would probably be up there with what Tim said. If indeed it can even go into production. It is one thing to make one or two, quite another to figure out how to produce consistently and efficiently on an ongoing basis.
I had the same experience when Tim Mrock sent me two experimental power cords to evaluate. We were going to use them in the system Tim had planned for last year’s Capital Audio Fest. I could only use them in the PH-8 (phono amp) and the CD player because of the connections. Hey, I’m using some mighty fine SR power cords that sound amazing, but holy-crapola Batman! ... Tim’s DIY cables blew everything down the tubes. Tim said that they were so labor-intensive that if he ever brought them to market, the eventual retail price would have been over 10k each. They were about as thick as an elephant’s trunk and stiff and heavy. I had them for three weeks, and sending them back was like pulling two ribs out of my side. I’d love an entire loop of whatever it was that Tim did with these things.
Frank
Pretty darn cool when people send you stuff to evaluate like that, isn't it? Of course that will never happen to the people who mock instead of listen. So we got that going for us.
Mr White is like that, extremely labor intensive, and extremely addictive. The labor intensive part, I'm told it uses 3D printed parts, the intricate assembly is not at all easy and takes hours and hours, and that is about all I'm comfortable saying. If all the guy had to do was snap his fingers to have one self-assemble it would be a no-brainer to sell them. But invention, prototype, and manufacture are three very different things.
Mr White isn't that thick, only about 1.5" and relatively light and flexible. But with the labor-intensive aspect it would probably be up there with what Tim said. If indeed it can even go into production. It is one thing to make one or two, quite another to figure out how to produce consistently and efficiently on an ongoing basis.