Sad story, RIP Roy
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Green mountain has had numerous complaints, I am certainly not the only one. Heres a complaint made to bbb: https://www.bbb.org/us/co/colorado-springs/profile/audio-visual-equipment-rental/green-mountain-audi... https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/r-i-p-rest-in-peace-roy-johnson-green-mountain-audio-s-genius Here are a few other comments from the thread above. There appears to have been many victims. Hopefully this evidence casts doubt on Roys credibility regarding his views on our transaction. I know that myself and several other individuals had prepaid for some upcoming designs that were to include the ribbon tweeter. I know I am doubtless the only one who's speakers are currently sitting in his shop, being built, or in various stages of repair or completion. I would love to be able to eventually get them back (mine have been there for several months for a simple crossover cooking) He had a pair of Chroma HX's almost finished for me... they were supposed to ship mid July. That will not happen at this point unfortunately I need replacement woofers , payed for 2 new woofers and had been texting him back and forth for a while. He was in the process of finding a matched set for my speakers when I suddenly couldn't get in touch with him. I ordered one of his 3-way designs, which represented a significant financial investment for me. I do not know why there was a delay, but they were not delivered until 9 months later, had manufacturing faults, and needed to be returned to the factory. This was not arranged for another 18 months, however. Then, after endless promises, I never received a replacement pair or a refund, and by the time I found that I could sue him from overseas, I was thwarted by a statute of limitations. I remained in contact with Roy, and the promises of a refund never stopped, but I ultimately lost a lot of money. I too have speakers that he had been reworking for 18 months However, he has, on more than one occasion, taken money from customers and promised them the world only to not make good on his promises. Roy basically lived hand to mouth and was just trying to survive doing what he knew how to do best, make great speakers. I had once referred a customer to Roy and he promised this poor guy a custom effort on a new pair of speakers he was designing. Needless to say the customer paid for the speakers but NEVER received them. More promises and a little more bullshitting. This went on for over 2 years until the gentleman finally gave up. Roy’s ability to design was undeniable. His business prowess was horrific. He wasn’t a bad person but not everyone knew him the same way. For all those who loved the man, I’m not saying Roy wasn’t a great designer. I AM SAYING that those of us who’ve known him for a long time or tried to do business with him, know (knew) the real Roy. On that note, I’ll leave it at that and no longer comment on his character. Some people have concerns (people got swindled) though and you should mind your business. This is the perfect place for them to seek retribution. The proper audience is in attendance. I have already sought advice from a solicitor about making a claim as a creditor against Roy's estate The gushing responses of people who I am guessing really didnt "know" the man is what necessitates the unsavory posts. I maintain that when you screw people over this becomes part of your legacy. After lengthy conversations with Roy over the last couple of years, it became obvious that I was going to have to be lucky to get them.The whole thing was a version of go fund me. I paid for speakers more than 4 years ago. I know I will never get them. There was nothing to get from him then, and there is nothing left to get now. After knowing Roy for 8+ years and speaking with him on a nearly a weekly basis I feared this would become his legacy and told him so. I did own several iterations of his speakers, but stopped doing business with him after our last deal. After that i always told him if he needed money I would rather him ask, then sell me a product I knew he wasn’t able to deliver.
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Note, readers, that @kenjit did not deny the facts of Roy’s (above) claims on the original thread, nor on this one. That tells you all that you need to know about who is, and is not honest. As to his attempts at misdirection directly above, it further reveals a lack of honesty. The first link that he provides leads to this "complaint":
A "complaint"? Ludicrous. The second is a thread from which he extracted the excerpt in his above post. It is apparently true that a small number of customers of Roy’s were left in limbo after his demise. It is also apparently true that a small number had some difficulties with him prior to his death. Neither of those issues are relevant to the obvious fact that kenjit is biased, nor to my initial criticism on this thread. I had simply questioned the "bright and fatiguing" claim of another poster, as I never had that experience, nor can I recall having heard of others having had it. No one has suggested that everyone liked GMA speakers, nor that Roy was perfect. But kenjit’s "contributions" should be understood through the lens of his obvious bias against both the manufacturer, and Roy himself. |
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