The new dealer model....does it work now?
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NorthStar
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Time to switch to VPI Davey? 
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* High End audio is like this: We have to relocate ourselves (physically by buying a new house) near the audio manufacturer of our choice who is still in business. And sometimes it means switch continent too!
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* High End audio is like this: We have to relocate ourselves (physically by buying a new house) near the audio manufacturer of our choice who is still in business. And sometimes it means switch continent too!
NorthStar
New member
Of course I was just being humorous; the Linn Sondeck LP12, with Lingo power supply and latest upgrade is still a top-notch table and of tremendous value, I think.
- Trampolin suspension
- Cirkus bearing/subchassis
- Keel one-piece subchassis, tonearm board, and Linn-specific tonearm mounting collar
- The Radikal, Linn's 2010-vintage upgrade
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The VPI Classic 3 is also a top table and great value; for VPI luvers.
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* I added to my above post, regarding today's situation with your concern.
- Trampolin suspension
- Cirkus bearing/subchassis
- Keel one-piece subchassis, tonearm board, and Linn-specific tonearm mounting collar
- The Radikal, Linn's 2010-vintage upgrade
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The VPI Classic 3 is also a top table and great value; for VPI luvers.
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* I added to my above post, regarding today's situation with your concern.
Agreed!!! a full blown linn lp12 will keep up with just about any table out there.
I was going to buy one last year until I got classic fever and had to try one out.
Friend of mine was having trouble finding a place to go hear one few months ago.
Don't know if he ever did or not.
Nothing in this hobby is!!!
the professor
Well-known member
To the original question: and I thro this out there with no particular company in mind at all only the business model.
But with the internet and worldwide shipping of today's world, I don't see why cutting out a middle man hurts on the consumer level.
10+ years ago it was necessary to have distributors so that product was available relatively quick to dealers. This was when international shipping was slow to say the least or extremely expensive for fast (say 7-10) day delivery. Not to mention international phone calls were very expensive for info.
It might not be as handy for dealers and certainly is bad for the distributors that in some cases were very loyal and built a career and now have to literally start over.
But for us consumers - not sure it really makes a difference as long as the manufacturer backs their product and is a good company. Sometimes you find out that the company isn't so good and it was the distributor that had the great service and covered up for the company.
But with the internet and worldwide shipping of today's world, I don't see why cutting out a middle man hurts on the consumer level.
10+ years ago it was necessary to have distributors so that product was available relatively quick to dealers. This was when international shipping was slow to say the least or extremely expensive for fast (say 7-10) day delivery. Not to mention international phone calls were very expensive for info.
It might not be as handy for dealers and certainly is bad for the distributors that in some cases were very loyal and built a career and now have to literally start over.
But for us consumers - not sure it really makes a difference as long as the manufacturer backs their product and is a good company. Sometimes you find out that the company isn't so good and it was the distributor that had the great service and covered up for the company.
NorthStar
New member
Two valid points from Jock and Davey.
* The Internet's explosion of the last ten years or so has indeed changed our playing field; with all the good and bad in it.
The highway of information allows us now to experiment at home and to search for support on audio fora.
And at home is always better than at the dealer's premises; I have never heard the sound of loudspeakers at my audio dealer's rooms sound the same at my homes in my rooms.
What I like from my local audio dealers is that I can bring an audio component at home on loan and decide to return it or keep it, just for the cost of a short drive.The relationship we develop with our audio dealer has a pleasant and direct sociable advantage; and financially sound as well (dealing), plus the services on the spot.
With the Internet the cost of returning items is not always to our best advantage; but the price of admission is also less, so there is that compensation.
One thing is definitely sure; today we live in a different world than the one we were living in yesterday. ...Adaptation is our best recourse, I think.
Audio shows is an opportunity for audiophiles and music lovers to gather together and see the latest and compare. But only to a certain extent (room's acoustic, setups, synergy, et.).
Is it similar to buying ice cream from that ice cream truck that drives by our neighborhood and/or buying it from the large grocery stores?
- From the Internet, by the time we get our ice cream; is she going to be still hard?
* The Internet's explosion of the last ten years or so has indeed changed our playing field; with all the good and bad in it.
The highway of information allows us now to experiment at home and to search for support on audio fora.
And at home is always better than at the dealer's premises; I have never heard the sound of loudspeakers at my audio dealer's rooms sound the same at my homes in my rooms.
What I like from my local audio dealers is that I can bring an audio component at home on loan and decide to return it or keep it, just for the cost of a short drive.The relationship we develop with our audio dealer has a pleasant and direct sociable advantage; and financially sound as well (dealing), plus the services on the spot.
With the Internet the cost of returning items is not always to our best advantage; but the price of admission is also less, so there is that compensation.
One thing is definitely sure; today we live in a different world than the one we were living in yesterday. ...Adaptation is our best recourse, I think.
Audio shows is an opportunity for audiophiles and music lovers to gather together and see the latest and compare. But only to a certain extent (room's acoustic, setups, synergy, et.).
Is it similar to buying ice cream from that ice cream truck that drives by our neighborhood and/or buying it from the large grocery stores?
- From the Internet, by the time we get our ice cream; is she going to be still hard?