end of an era ......


first howland and now joule has stopped production....
kennesawjet
From Signature Sound's Facebook page, posted on July 15:

"Jud Barber (Joule-Electra) is pretty much retired now. He may still be building the occasional piece..."
yes that's, what I heard, talk with audio limits out of colo spgs, said just that. they are a dealer for them, sd they order a piece from them and it took 6 months to get it.......sd owner is up there in age.
Expect to see a lot more of this over the next dozen years. A great number of small companies are going to decide that it just isn't paying anymore. Or they will just decide they are too old to continue. And some will be absorbed by Harmon type conglomerates. However it happens, business will cease for dozens of the brands you so admire. Some of the principals will die too. Time and tide ..............
yeah but the cost is going thru the roof as well, the economy and a lot of these compy are pricing them selve out of the market. i remember an article and conversation i had with some one at stereophile magazine about this very thing............