Omega speakers -- mostly sold out, all the time?

Rather than guess as to what his business model may or may not be, call him. He builds to order for the most part.

I may. I am not shy about sending an email. This is a post trying to understand his business model, in part. That’s allowed, I assume, on the forum. (Not every post is an end user seeking personal advice in the form of a general comment, but thanks for what you’re probably thinking is the nudge you think I need.) Sometimes a forum post is a general comment.

My general conclusion, then, is that it’s odd to have a website where everything is sold out, most of the time; where everyone who wants a speaker is best off ignoring the website. Maybe it leaves people wanting more if they think he has no inventory.

@hilde45   

I called Louis over a year ago.  Long story short, he custom made me a pair of Super 7 MkII's in Padauk veneer to match my Erhard Ray SET.  It took several months.  I regret sending Louis a grumpy email on the delay.  After the speakers arrived and a brief listen, I sent him an apology for my email.  

These speakers are wonderful paired with a small SET.  The cabinetry, the  matched veneers are just beautiful.  Well worth the wait.  

Moral of the story.  You may not like his business model, but the loss may more likely be yours, not his.

Everything Louis builds he sells. His models are sold before he can even put them on the website.  Every few weeks, he actually does put a model or two up on the site.  Those are usually sold in 24 hours.  If less people bought his speakers, there would be models for sale on his site.  I’m a little perplexed as to why this is odd.

The only alternative is for Louis to hire more people and obviously he doesn’t seem to be interested in pursuing this.  Not everyone out there wants to be a mass manufacturer.

@hilde45

He isn’t technically SOLD OUT. The BUY NOW section seems to be just like Tekton speakers, Lot’s of B Stock, cancelled ordered speakers, returns etc.

The PRODUCT section is where you order the speakers to be build, he has dozens of models and finishes to choose from.

I guess to prevent people thinking OMEGA is in trouble maybe he should rename the BUY NOW section??

@hilde45 Everything is built to order basically. He has almost a cult following, and for good reason.  

Omega speakers should be on every audiophile's "got to hear" bucket list. 

Quality SS gear works just fine too. I strongly favor his alnico driver over the smaller RS5, haven't heard the larger ferrite models. No affiliation.