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In the Thread: Lithuania enters the game: Reed 12" Tonearm

Post Subject: It is even worsePosted by Stitch on: 11/8/2010

Romy the Cat wrote:
We are at severe devaluation of reference points and nowadays any Moron with a rudimental knowledge of HTML and a few vocal cronies can become a “reputed manufacturer”.

Hi Romy, it is even worse. Based on the high number of these full time idiots (in real life they are school teachers, tourist guides or god-knows-what-but-without-any-knowledge-what-is-responsible-for-what*) every critical word about their "product" will end in personal fights and private emails to discredit someone.
(* before I forget it, when some young, unexperienced "manufacturers" read this thread -by accident of course -, tell everybody that you are a retired watch maker, this sounds very important and will give you every credit...)

Examples

Have you ever seen something new design from these guys which is expensive in production? (Titan armwand for example, tampered Arm tubes...)?

Have you ever seen a copy from a Tonearm which is a bit complicated to manufacture, lets say similar to SME 3012 with knife bearing, FR Arms, Graham Phantom or Seiki Arms....?

I haven't. All I see and saw is cheap crap, soft metal, wood which does not ruin the tools and is always super simple to do. I know Arms from Germany which are max. 400,-- until they are ready to go and are in the market for 6000,-- and of course with the Hype of the usual idiots whose Systems will make you die 20 years earlier when you would listen to it.

Next great chapter: Turntables

Here it is even more worse. For CD Player tuning, Preamp, amp someone needs a touch of knowledge, the brain free zone is reserved for Turntable "Manufacturers" and here you find not a few ones, they are endless. The more idiotic the design is, the more expensive they are... marble platter without suspension, cheapest direct drives with "expensive" plinths ... it is endless today.

And at the end of day after all discussions the customer says: "But I like it"

Make my Day :-)

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