You can get Bose pretty fast. |
Yikes, I was just being a smart alec and not intending to stir anything up.
Thuan98, even if more staff resulted in some things being turned around quicker, (not the situation here as explained by Bobby), I believe it would impact cost and I know it would impact the level of access we have to Bobby which I would definitely put above getting my hands on something a little quicker.
At the end of the day, all this equipment we spend so much time obsessing over are all just expensive toys and if the worst thing we have to worry about is waiting a little longer than we might like for our toys, life ain't that bad. And when I think about it that way, any wait I may have is a little easier :-)
Cheers! |
thuan the duelund caps are hand wound in germany and shipped to and finshed in denmark. all these processes are done by hand in limited quantities. i have no control over the fila and i have no control over the duelunds.
i mailed you today regarding the time left before your modifications are done.
a hobby? :-| please! resources and labor will not help.
please be patient...
b |
Then the speakers would be more expensive:( |
Bobby has no control about ARS, but Merlin is in-house build.
Unless Bobby treat this line of business as his hobby :-) Would it better to have more resources/labor to speed up production - Only B. can answer :-) |
bryan your goods will be shipped back next week and thuan i am not at the factory to check the waiting list.
these parts are hand made in limited quantities and the people that pay first get supplied their modifications first.
do you realize that these caps are worth $300 each and you need 6? then think about what you paid and understand i make little when you consider what is done. please be patient and if you have questions, please contact me at the factory.
thank you.
b |
Bhoage, good strategy - if you can do it:) |
Thuah98, you're kidding right? My payment was over two full months before yours and I'm still waiting so get in line :-)
My secret is to pay and try to forget about it, not easy and rarely works but in my experience the wait is usually worth it.
Cheers. |
Yup, it took several months. And yes, well worth it. In the nature of handmade things - both ARS and Dueland. |
How long you must wait for your Master RC upgrade?
My check was sent Nov 16 last year and now Mar 21 2011 still no sign from B.
That's 4 long months and counting for just swapping 6 Duelund caps
Bobby said part supply is limited - I start losing interest
How can you bear to wait 1 full year for the ARS is beyond my thought :-)
PS: Bobby, can you give me update on my order :-) |
Yep, I heard the VSMs at the NYC 2002 and 2004 shows (the Hilton) and always thought they were among best of show. |
Man,
You guys are just still babes-in-the-woods concerning the speakers. Too bad you never heard them with the Blue Circle BC-3 pre and BC-6 amp.q |
Crowded? Hilton? That's the one:) Or was it the Grand Hyatt?
No, that's when I heard the Ars Sonum - it's a blur. |
Hmmm, we might've been at the same show, Paul. My first exposure to the VSMs. hooda thunk it? |
Stereophile Shown in NYC 2002 or so. Walked in and I knew they were going to be my next speaker. Joule gear, Louis Armstrong recording, found it hard to leave the room. I liked the idea that my ultimate speaker did not need 8 drivers and tower over me to feel I had what I wanted and as good as it gets. |
You're right. Forgot it was 2011. How did you discover Merlin? For me, it
was in S.F. at the S'phile show and some guy was fawning over "B" about the TSM. I inquired about the cost(VSM) and he said $4k.
As I stared at the speaker, I thought to myself, "I'm not paying that much for that!". The rest is history. |
17 years! It's true, walking is a real blessing. Have a colleague with high blood pressure, high sugar, high cholesterol. Walks 10,000 steps a day - lost 60 lbs, and all numbers "normal" - no medicines, just walking and watching his diet. |
Walk every day and you can continue the VSM for another 16 years. |
paul...:-)!
to all of you thanks.
blood pressure running a little high but that is hereditary due to my roots and lots of smoking and drinking when younger.
thanks for the concern.
the walking every other day is magic.
gets the heart rate elevated for an hour and i feel a lot better. helps the mind toooooooooooo!
b |
So the Master Bam is pretty good? |
I know this is to deep for you boys and girls but pure air/water and organic live living raw foods build up the immune system to ward off disease and sickness. It fits every living human with no exceptions. Nothing wrong with cooked organic foods but raw will go farther with the Immune System.
Do you want to go deeper? Get rid of hate/unforgiveness/bittereness and this also will build up the immune system.
Ac,
You fit in with the Amarican diet and should never leave it.
kc,
Health marketing? Wow, where is this happening?
Keep walking B and if you want more info shoot me an E-mail. Over and out on this thought on health for me.
All you beer drinkers/trash eaters have @ it LOL =8^D |
yeah great post Sabai. We are bombarded with health marketing. It can be confusing, even for someone like me who was a dietetics major! |
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Glory, different strokes for different folks. Having been in the health business for nearly 30 years I have seen people wither away and die on raw food diets -- while others did well -- especially for detoxification. I was vegetarian for 20 years. One size does not fit all. A lot of it depends on individual genetic heritage that goes back thousands of years. What worked for your ancestors will usually work for you. For instance, most people do well on vegetarian diets in India where it has been in the genes for thousands of years and their biochemistry is made for it. You can't parachute people from a very different genetic background into a radically different dietary system such as all raw food and expect the same results. You won't get the same results. It just does not work that way in the real world -- no matter how good it sounds in theory, no matter how good it is for karma, no matter how good it is for detoxification. I have had friends die trying to fit into a "new dietary paradigm". Universal law is greater than the strength of humans who are determined to change it. Some people pay a very steep price trying to make the square peg fit into the round hole. Been there, done that. Bobby should listen to everyone -- then make up his own mind what is best for him. |
Scott- LOL. My wife agrees w you on that! |
All I know is that if I went all out with Raw foods I'd need a huge bottle of Beano and people would not enjoy my company. Not that they necessarily do now.
Cheers,
Scott |
Raw living food fits all people and with it unlocks the door to good health.
Glory Master Go Raw Food Alert. |
Glory, one size does not fit all. |
B,
Go Raw foods by Garden of Life and enjoy the restoration of your body to perfect health. |
glory and tab,
sorry no, not until the rmaf show this fall.
taking it easy due to a health issue, bp.
doing lots of walking and doing better.
b |
Merlin not coming to the Dagogo show in CA. Bummer. |
57,
You are right to say that the upgrade path is better than a whole new design.
Merelin @ EXPONA this spring? |
Nothing like a well sorted product with incremental refinement over the long run - think 3ASigs, VSMs, M60s, HL5s SL1s - you know the type of product I'm talking about. No major changes, but constant improvements over the original (good) idea. I do understand the frustration you might feel with the "upgrade" path, but for the most part you can follow it, rather than be thrown the brick wall of a completely different model replacing an older one. In the case of the Master Bam evolution, nothing could have been easier to make my VSMs "better". |
glory, we are near the end of development of the vsm project. after sixteen years and six new versions of it i have gone through the whole thing numerous times. nothing newly developed is ever a long way down the refinement path. and because i have elected to finish my work and not proliferate designs, i think you heard the benefit to that end. plus the cost of merlin upgrades are very inexpensive for what you get in the end. imho, the master bam and master rc's are a perfect example of this.
best regards, bobby at merlin
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It's all about perspectives. The upgrade path is one of the big reasons I wanted my Merlin TSMs. As they (Merlin) continue to refine their speakers I just send them to the shop and have my speakers improved.
I really like the Focal 1007Be. If I would have gone with the 1007Be a few months later I would have been a bit disappointed to see the new and improved 1008Be come out. I got a feeling if I asked Focal to upgrade the 1007s to the 1008s I'd be out of luck. |
I am glad I never bought into Merlin speakers when I was in need of new speakers years ago. The upgrades from going lead free to all the other ME MX MX2 Z over T is way over the Moon for me.
Every time I head the Merlin speakers @ RMAF they were outstanding. I would say in two more year this upgrade stuff might be over and then I would buy to try.
Kind of like Synergistic Research $$$ upgrades. Move a wire to the right and bingo it is the latest new wire. Triple Q tunnel $$$$$$$ LOL. |
