- RE: brain storming with Magnepan - MaggieLover 22:25:09 05/31/09
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- In Reply to: RE: brain storming with Magnepan posted by Travis on May 31, 2009 at 15:39:12
Travis I'm not saying that no one should ever change anything. What I am saying is any changes Magnepan will make are generally going to be cost effective smaller steps to avoid alienationg their customer base, and not the major design changes that many here would like to see.
Further, any changes they do make will be critized as not good enough by some segment of this forum. In any case the tweaking and modding will continue.
Developing options like better xovers, frames and stands makes sense, and would be a cost effective business decision, only if they can sell enough of them. I don't believe they could push the superiority of any options in their marketing without implying that their products are not as good without them. Options could confuse their customer base who are generally not as savvy as many on this board.
While options may work with cars and perhaps computers, when it comes to most other products most consumers don't want to have to make too many decisions or shell out large amounts of extra cash for what superficially doesn't seem to provide extra value to them.
My brother who is a college professor, and has a Phd in physics, knows full well my passion for good sound He's currently looking to purchase a pair of MG12's. He's 66 years old and couldn't care less about mods or tweaks. He heard the speakeres recently and liked them, He'll take them home, attach them to his 35 year old, 100 wpc, refurbished Marantz receiver, use an inexpensive cd player and 14 guage no name speaker wire, and just enjoy listening to music. He would never consider buying the 12s for an addtional $500 inorder to improve the sound that he already thinks is great. To him they are good enough as is. I suspect the overwhelming Magnepan customer base feels the same.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
- amen brother - wazoo 04:39:50 06/01/09
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- In Reply to: RE: brain storming with Magnepan posted by MaggieLover on May 31, 2009 at 22:25:09
Your brother represents the overwhelming majority of Magnepan's customer base. We are but a flea on an elephant. Besides, tweakers will always find something to tweak - it's not just in the speakers; it's in us . I bet the majority of asylum members who own Maggies have never and will never subject them to any internal modifications. We who have are a minority even among the minority. Who is the happier?
"Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ
- RE: brain storming with Magnepan - esande 23:17:43 05/31/09
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- In Reply to: RE: brain storming with Magnepan posted by MaggieLover on May 31, 2009 at 22:25:09
> I suspect the overwhelming Magnepan customer base feels the same.
I suspect you may have a point there. They offer a well differentiated product line at several price points that is uniformly well reviewed.
I don't know if there are QC issues, I haven't seen any with the ones I own. If they're not right they have a fair warranty.
The issues they do have aren't exactly unknown to this forum, although the manuals could better address placement and power requirements. I've not had any hesitations about recommending them.
I'm sure they could be better out of the box with some "minor" parts changes, but why mess with success.
I don't have any information about sales figures, and I'm not exactly sure what's being asked for here.
I'd say if the company is turning a profit, don't mess with what works.
- amen brother - wazoo 04:39:50 06/01/09
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