Between AQ and its dealer network, they heavily market their product, which makes for large sales numbers that in turn create larger returns, or dissatisfied customers. I suspect, though, percentage-wise, no more than some small companies' returns or customers, not getting the performance they hoped for. I see quite a few Wilson Speakers on the used market. Just look at this photo of Sasha's from Precision Audio in Chicago, just a couple of miles from me. I can only imagine what the larger East/West Coast markets must have on the secondary market.
Why so many AQ Hurricane PC's for sale?
There must be 15-20 for sale on USAM alone, that seems kinda high. Is there something about them? Are they highly system dependant? I am browsing a good cable to feed a Power conditioner I have on order and saw so many of them for sale while searching.
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Years ago, I purchased, what I thought was a great deal on new Monster Copper headphones on Craigslist, only to find that I was scammed. One channel almost immediately stopped working. When a dealer looked at it, and we compared every possible difference with an authorized, legit pair down to the bag it came in, the security, impossible-to-forge sticker, all corners of the box? There was no difference, nothing. Best theory from Monster was that they were rejects from the factory that made them for Monster which were probably surreptitiously stolen and resold to suckers like me |
@stuartk , Ha Ha , I run them straight into the wall. I purchased them from Synergistic Research. They were the original production run of Tuning Poodles, one in Cream and one in Black. They each have their own sound shaping characteristics as the Black offers a softer and deeper soundstage whilst the Cream is a more vivid, in your face presentation. Running a mix of tube and SS gear I have found both positive and negative attributes from both. Also temperature and humidity seem to affect the Cream tuning poodle more than the Black. I’ve yet to try the Orange tuning poodle although I’ve read encouraging results. BTW your home is absolutely gorgeous and one of my favorites on AGON. Regards , Mike B. |
Also random thoughts to all regarding counterfeit products. About 25 years ago when a new wave of designer blue jeans became the rage , Levi’s were $25 and the designer pairs were $80-150. My son’s friend worked at a specialty store in the local mall. He started buying all the same jeans Gray Market direct from China. The kids sold them out of their car trunk at the high school parking lot. They made a killing as their cost was around $30 per pair to them. This went on for over a year until US Customs confiscated a couple of shipments and the kids stopped. They were the legit product and not seconds. The Chinese manufacturers had no problem overproducing and selling all they could. I saw this again years later with Oakley and Rudy sunglasses as my friend was importing and selling them to hustle a quick buck. He went on to sell cycling apparel the same way until he was banned from EBay. Regards , Mike B. |
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