Wendell was old when he worked for Bill Johnson in the 1970's. I can't imagine how old he is today as I am pretty far along myself! He was always kind of a mid-western-type nerdy guy, but pretty decent most of the time. He had his moments--don't we all?--but his experience and age level today, I would guess, give him some gravity in the industry.
In the end, he is just a sales guy who luckily got to work with the two best companies in the business and has seen pretty much all of it over the years, I imagine. The lamp cord comment was tongue-in-cheek, I would guess. Basically, like many of us, he knows electrons travel on the surface of a wire regardless of what it is made of or encased in. Are there wires that are not as "good" as others? Sure. Are they worth thousands of dollars a foot? I doubt it, and I would guess after so many years in the business, so does Wendell, thus the throw-away comment.
As for Maggie components, if they want to upgrade them, they will. The cost of those little items is minuscule when compared to the cost of running a manufacturing company that is making the best speaker on the planet. I would guess they tried everything on the market and if they heard a difference, they would make the change.
Don't let the personality (or lack of it) of a person decide what you buy. Have your dealer correctly set up a pair of Maggies IN YOUR ROOM.
THEN, you too can enjoy the music, which is what it is all about, right?
Cheers!
In the end, he is just a sales guy who luckily got to work with the two best companies in the business and has seen pretty much all of it over the years, I imagine. The lamp cord comment was tongue-in-cheek, I would guess. Basically, like many of us, he knows electrons travel on the surface of a wire regardless of what it is made of or encased in. Are there wires that are not as "good" as others? Sure. Are they worth thousands of dollars a foot? I doubt it, and I would guess after so many years in the business, so does Wendell, thus the throw-away comment.
As for Maggie components, if they want to upgrade them, they will. The cost of those little items is minuscule when compared to the cost of running a manufacturing company that is making the best speaker on the planet. I would guess they tried everything on the market and if they heard a difference, they would make the change.
Don't let the personality (or lack of it) of a person decide what you buy. Have your dealer correctly set up a pair of Maggies IN YOUR ROOM.
THEN, you too can enjoy the music, which is what it is all about, right?
Cheers!