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03-18-12
Flashunlock, pursuant to my earlier posting in reply to you ... Sabai
03-18-12
Mk1/ mk2/ mk2.5/ mk3se/ super mkzx4 se soon to come with new ... Glory
03-18-12
Sabai, i totally agree with your thoughts. i believe there ... Hifinut604
03-19-12
Hifinut604, as audio companies become bigger customer loyalt ... Sabai
03-19-12
I told you so guy's...this sr thread reads like minutes from ... Dave_b
03-19-12
Hifinut604, i would respectfully like to make a addendum to ... Sabai
03-19-12
Guys i’ve been enjoying some free time with my fiancée these ... Ted_d
03-19-12
Sabai, "actually, the first version was the powercell 1 ... Ted_d
03-19-12
Hifinut604, are you as disappointed as i am in ted's comment ... Sabai
03-19-12: Hifinut604
Sabai,
My response to your comment:
"A lot of SR's customers are well-heeled folks to whom money comes easily. I mean, who can afford to shell out 5 or 10 grand with each product upgrade unless there is big money in the picture. Others, like me, have to make it the old fashioned way. We have to earn it slowwwwly. At some point new products become out of reach. One's desire for better sound has to be tempered with the realism that there are priorities in life and the musical buck has to stop somewhere."
I would respectfullybeg to differ. I don't want to speculate, but IMHO, SR is a only an "upper mid end" player with a core group of followers for the technology but likely going to feel the squeeze from both the "value players" like the Morrows and Anti-Cables, and the true luxury cables that the well heeled folk flock to (Nordost Odin, Jorma, Zensati, Siltech). I don't think SR has that kind of brand clout. It is not particularly attractive (by luxury cable standards) and the MPC hassle and mess makes it a challenge for the aethetically conscious. I am in the same boat as you are, saving my pennies the hard way. I will also say that if I were financially well heeled, I would be trying out the aforementioned brands. I would rather invest in truly EXPENSIVE cable products rather than continually throw away money on highly DEPRECIABLE cable products.
I am not speaking out of bitterness (although reading some of the comments on this thread, there is plenty of that to go around). I purchased most of my SR gear used and I don't need the latest and greatest. I have a Powercell 4 which more than suffices for my simple system setup. I'd like to see the company stick around but I simply cannot support a business that only markets their R&D "breakthrough" (are their really 4 Powercell 10 breakthroughs in 3 years that need to be formally named?). Some companies just save up the improvements over a 3 to 5 year R&D period for a product that significantly improves on the predecessor and worth investing full price into. Another better way to sustain brand loyalty is to offer factory upgrades at a reasonable charge (say $500 for a Powercell 10). But giving the owner no options but to eat a 50% loss every year is probably not the best way to retain customer loyalty.
Secretly, I'm hoping the high rollers are ready to ditch their Element cables at half price sooner rather than later...
Hifinut604 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
03-19-12
Ted, i note the statement in your posting: "... we mak ... Sabai
03-19-12
Teddy did not near a word about the concerns of sr buyers on ... Glory
03-20-12
I love my syn. rsrch. tesla apex speaker cables. i had a pai ... Rgs92
03-20-12
Hifinut604, thank you for clarifying this. you are right whe ... Sabai
03-20-12
Glory, your point is noted. and appropriate, imo. through al ... Sabai
03-20-12
Glory, grow up. just about every high end company has new mo ... Splaskin
03-20-12
Sabai - your posts have a couple of things confused. as a l ... Jwpstayman
03-20-12
Jwpstayman, i couldnt agree with you more. enjoy what you ha ... Bacardi
03-20-12
Jwpstayman - i agree with your points that the new products ... Hifinut604
03-20-12
When i have tried sr cables i hear frequency alterations and ... Dave_b
03-21-12
Jwpstayman, you are correct. the tesla challenge is simply a ... Sabai
03-21-12
Hifinut604, i think one further valid point is that the newe ... Sabai
03-21-12
Another point to keep in mind, as i have recently discovered ... Fplanner2010
03-21-12
The placement of the cables above was between my preamp and ... Fplanner2010
03-22-12
Fplanner2010, you are correct, of course. everything is syst ... Sabai
03-22-12
Ok, i'm done chewing out sr's marketing so i'll move on. the ... Hifinut604
03-22-12
"my point is that until you actually hear something in ... Hasse
03-24-12
Well hasse, did you ever wonder why most cables are so unpre ... Dave_b
03-25-12
When will the power cell mk5 se be coming out? anyone hearin ... Glory
03-25-12
Dave_b, i believe you like the mits, but they are no more pr ... Tbg
03-25-12
Daveb, can you really hear a difference between sr/mit with ... Glory
03-26-12
Daveb, sorry but no offence, but looking at the level of yo ... Hifinut604
03-26-12
Dave_b's been shilling mit cables for a long time. read the ... Audiofeil
03-26-12
Yes i can hear a big difference in my system. fyi, i've own ... Dave_b
03-26-12
604, why are you so uptight? you drank the sr kool-aid and ... Glory
03-26-12
Dave_b, thank you for your opinion. Tbg
03-27-12
Daveb, thanks for being a stand up guy. your thoughts are w ... Glory
03-27-12
Thanks tbg, enjoy:o) Dave_b
03-28-12
To sr users - am i better adviced to pick up the new element ... Antonkk
03-28-12
Daveb: sorry, i didn't mean to diss your equipment or your o ... Hifinut604
03-28-12
The only way to know is to try both in your system and see w ... Fplanner2010
03-28-12
Antonkk: if you are looking for the best sound, the new elem ... Hifinut604
04-05-12
If one has tesla accelerator bi-wire for all 5 channels in a ... Bacardi
04-05-12
Bacardi, i would say that the element copper would be a huge ... Hifinut604
04-07-12
I just tried the synergistic new tesla line with my magicos. ... Mrmagico
04-22-12
Good news - changing the ics from source to preamp within ... Fplanner2010
04-22-12
Hifinut, which of the element ic´s did you prefer, the coppe ... Hasse
04-22-12
2010 wrote, didn't realize my tesla apex ics were a system ... Glory
04-23-12
Its all relative and personal taste as to system/listening g ... Fplanner2010
04-23-12
Working with a variety of metals in various shapes and geo ... Theaudiotweak
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