daveyf
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| Audio Research Owners Worried? Maybe join this up to the receivership thread already running? | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. @fsonicsmith1 Going all- in with KT150’s was a mistake? IMO, this tube is pretty superior sounding ( depending on the circuit) to the older KT88’s, 6550’s and even the KT120’s. ARC was always looking for the way forward, which meant going to the ... | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. Hopefully, this is a Chapter 11 ( re-organization) vs. Chapter 7 ( full liquidation and closure). However, it certainly looks like the latter. Apparently there is a long list of un-paid creditors! With some luck, I am hoping that another entity w... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @curtdr The question is not whether a marketing plan exists that banks on 'over pricing' gear to sell at the high end, but rather if it is possible that such a plan might ultimately cause buyer ' exhaustion'? Resulting in a major reduction in sal... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @mijostyn If nothing else, your posts make me laugh, particularly after a hard day. So thanks for that. Get myself a decent turntable, like your Sota?? No thanks; if I’m going to step up in tables it’s going to be to the likes of a Basis Inspirat... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @prof again, +1 | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @prof +1 Question is...do these guys even sell just a few a year?? Perhaps just selling one of the piece is enough??? | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? The ‘Nautilus’ from B&W was indeed a statement piece, and if you ever heard it, it was definitely an eye-opener. If I remember, it also required multiple amps for each driver section, considerably driving up the price. Not sure how many were s... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable LOL, this thread has a new life! The usual suspect is naysaying again, and par for the course has his facts…wrong!! In the latest Stereophile component ranks, on page 36, the Linn LP12 Klimax model is ranked in class A. So, @mijostyn …what era of... | |
| Could these be your next cable loom??...and price be damned. @cominatchya I posted this on the similar thread that I started on the speaker forum: Part of my OP came from a recent discussion that I had with a very very well heeled friend who can easily afford anything in high end audio. To this gent, a... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had @jtcf Dave at Zenwave does indeed make some amazing cables. One of these days I need to try his speaker cables in my system. I am super impressed with his ic's and his pc's. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @james633 Sure, there are a number of more ’entry level’ products for the beginner audiophile, but this is not really the issue. When I first started in this hobby ( decades ago), as a young lad, I was struck by the fact that I could get into the ... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @sokogear While there certainly is a marketing reason behind this strategy ( the halo effect), I believe it is also self- defeating in the long run. For the reason I stated in my last paragraph above. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? There is definitely a psychological factor in sales of any high priced and therefore exclusive product. In high end audio, this is absolutely a factor as well. Probably we have all heard of the dealer rep who has told the manufacturer that their ... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @henry53 while the example you use is unfamiliar to me, I would not want to be the guy who buys this clock and then needs to re-sell it. Here’s the thing, I don’t think we are actually discussing the value of something to someone, particularly w... |