would it be a huge mistake?

If you like them and the price is right, buy them. If you've bought used equipment in the past, most do not come with a transferable warranty so it's the same situation. Also, just because you buy a product from a company in business today doesn't guarantee they'll be in business tomorrow.

Good luck,
Dave

Well, it would be a lot less complicated if the parts were off the shelf. Unfortunately, they aren't... and finding replacements will become more difficult as the years pass. Just look at all Apogee owners... not exactly easy to find parts when they go bad. Just keep in mind that if you buy a pair and cannot get parts, you are really out of luck. If you are buying a more expensive pair(200, 300 or 1.1), I would pick up a few spare drivers immediately while you know the parts are available.

I have own Genesis V's. A great speaker! Unfortunately parts are not available at this time. Hopefully they will become available in the near term. While Genesis can be an excellent sounding speaker, it is not necessarily excellent in its build. Ribbon tweeters, with time have a habit of buzzing. Ths can be remedied by disassmbling the tweeter and adjusting the Kapton element. Midranges units can be easily blown. And the woofer unit accelerometers have a habit of acting up. The accelerometer lossens and can be heard as a moderate level 1000 hz tone. With parts no longer available careful consideration should be given to purcjasing a pair. I definetely do not recommend buying them sight unseen. Also, careful auditioning is recommended.

Thanks for posting the info that you did RCampbell. It is info like this derived from first hand experience that makes these sites SO worthwhile. This is not to say that the info that others with first hand experience posted is less important, but it is always good to hear BOTH sides of the story i.e. the benefits and problems that each component offers.

I would not be afraid to buy something of this type if i liked it and the price was VERY accomodating. I would also check into buying a few spares "just in case". Even if you never used them, the peace of mind would far outweigh the cost. Sean
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Respectable sounding brands (Threshold) find aftermarket support despite going out of business, even when they had shaky reliability ratings when in business (Counterpoint, IMHO deservedly so). As a captive audience, you may pay a little too much for that support if you ever need it, but that day may never come, and the premium may not be enough to reverse the savings you got at the outset. If the deal is as good as the tone of your post suggests, go for it.