daveyf
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| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Just to be clear, I’m not just referring to the Koetsu line, but to most other top flite cartridges as well. Same issues apply to them all, IME.@schubert... interesting point you make. | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @chakster I think you are very optimistic if you think that there are ANY dealers in the US who can demo all of the Koetsu line. Nevermind other top flite cartridges. ( or for that matter just one decent example of the line!)Most of these guys can... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @lewm last time I looked, one isn’t asked to spend thousands of dollars at a restaurant. Therefore, your analogy falls down.Does it make sense for a dealer to lend very expensive cartridges for audition. Yes and No. The dealer who ended up with my... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @gibsonian Yes, it's a wonderful experience, LOL. Here's another wonderful cartridge story...and one that the US dealers can use for their case. A friend decided to buy a Benz LPS MR from the guy in China ( Good price). He gets it delivered ( ye... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @soundermn. Remember, that the Japanese vendors are selling these cartridges at 30-40% less than here in the US, and they are selling them at RETAIL from their Stores! So, do you still think the US markup is 30-40%?i know the shipping cost to the ... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @tangramca. I think what you proposed makes a lot of sense, and would think that any high end cartridge consumer would be pleased about this protocol. I have acquired the cartridge, so personally I am now done with this very unpleasant process.... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @solypsa. I agree with you, it is a tricky landscape. Perhaps this goes some way to explain why the market size for high end analog is very small. But does it also explain the circumstances that I put in my OP? | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @inna +1But perhaps we do need to add that there is indeed a service that the dealer can bring to the table...and that is after sale service. In the case of the cartridge, i think if they set it up on the table and do the necessary alignment etc, ... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @glennewdick. +1000 | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @tastyfreeze.what homework are you going to do if you want to acquire a My Sonic Lab, as an example....read the many reviews, talk to the many owners, listen at your friendly My Sonic Lab dealer, try one of their cartridges on your table...any oth... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @analogluvr Thank you, it seems that there are a number of posters here who see nothing wrong with the current status quo. | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @br3098, Typical,whenever the poster cannot come up with a reasonable or logical response, out comes the ‘troll’ word.Pathetic.@tablejockey yes, that is what typically occurs in this cartridge buying experience, you take a leap of faith and hope f... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @br3098 i believe it’s old farts like u who give millennials their ammunition.something to maybe think about.... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Firstly, please don’t think I am looking for advice in this thread. I know exactly what I’m doing in this hobby... you get that way after about forty years in it. What the point of my OP was... and is.: is that I think it is about time someone dis... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @br3098 great post..:0(, so that I understand your points.. its no problem for you to blow thousands of your ‘hard earned’ dollars on a POS cartridge, just so long as your friendly local dealer had given it their blessing. If it turned out you ble... |