The death of ultra hiend audio


Verity and DarTzeel last year, now MBL, ultra high end audio manufacturers are facing their demise and they have nobody but themselves to blame. What do these companies have in common: too much investment in creating the very best and when that fails raising their prices bottom up to recover their losses and inevitably charging 2x what the same product cost just a few years ago. Ego, greed and poor management can only result in one thing!

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Showing 2 responses by devinplombier

Almost all high-end audio companies either go out of business or become husks of their former selves after being acquired and drastically reorganized. 

Look at Mark Levinson. From legendary 90s powerhouse to zombie brand adrift under Harman’s corporate umbrella.

As far as their ability to repair, they might as well not exist. Try asking them to service Madrigal-era gear.

If I were the kind of guy who worries about serviceability and is keen to ship gear back to the manufacturer for maintenance, I'd have an all-McIntosh system.