In Reply to: Re: So, what was the earth shattering VMPS news? nt posted by Brian Cheney on October 18, 2005 at 08:09:39:
This is standard operating procedure for VMPS. Right around the end of the summer/early fall they launch their marketing campaign about cutting edge technology that will be released at CES or just prior. They string everyone along for weeks on end with spotty information and a bad picture or two. After the product is introduced, Brian raves about how some Tech TV judge at CES had to change his panties after hearing this new technology. About a month or two after CES the complaints start coming in and there about a dozen or so "upgrades" that can improve this revolutionary technology.These "fixes" are in addition to the standard drill of broken drivers, marred cabinet finishes, missing gaskets, bad pots, loose internal wires, failed caps, vibrating cabinets, cracked bases and a whole host of other quality control issues. These are all well documented over at Audio Circle. There has been a surge of other great sounding speakers with a build quality that embarasses VMPS and I think sales have slowed quite a bit- hence the marketing drive about this new technology. A lot of VMPS owners have gotten off this train ride and are quite happy. YMMV.
This was so predictable, here is part of an e-mail I sent to a friend in August.
"I’m sure right about Sept-Oct there will be some miraculous new technology Brain has discovered that will debut at CES 2006. Top secret. Classified Code Red. No one knows. Not even Brian! Casler will go into excruciating detail on how it will be cutting edge, make all other driver technology obsolete, and was developed when Brian was sitting on the crapper with diarrhea at CES 2005 after eating bad sushi with Pimp Daddy Bongiorno.
Existing VMPS owners can perform surgery on their current speakers and upgrade for a reasonable fee. And we go round and round and round……………….It’s called the VMPS Circle Jerk!
Glad I’m an ex-member! We should all go out and celebrate!"
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- Re: So, what was the earth shattering VMPS news? nt - V-PMS 08:57:09 10/18/05 (11)
- Re: So, what was the earth shattering VMPS news? nt - Brian Cheney 10:44:47 10/18/05 (10)
- Re: So, what was the earth shattering VMPS news? nt - V-PMS 11:30:36 10/18/05 (9)
- What a man - John A. Casler 11:47:09 10/18/05 (7)
- Re: What a man - V-PMS 21:16:17 10/18/05 (5)
- Re: What a man - Brian Cheney 08:29:42 10/19/05 (4)
- Check out this VMPS cabinet work... - spons 12:43:23 10/19/05 (3)
- Re: Check out this VMPS cabinet work... - Brian Cheney 15:16:32 10/19/05 (2)
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- And you should learn how to spell... - RibbonGuy 17:28:27 10/18/05 (0)
- Re: So, what was the earth shattering VMPS news? nt - Brian Cheney 11:40:18 10/18/05 (0)