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RE: But the amps and Dacs I don't see why these would be any different than factory models.

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In Reply to: RE: But the amps and Dacs I don't see why these would be any different than factory models. posted by limono on January 04, 2008 at 10:40:24

Just thought I would chime in here regarding kits and finished products.
Basically AudioNote sells finished products through dealers all over the world - the kits were something that AudioNote started in their early days and it helped the company quite a bit - with the success of the finished products and the support and logistics of managing the kit business - AudioNote was prepared to stop selling kits around 2003 - Around this time I came on the scene and felt that it would be wonderful to continue with the kits , working closely with AudioNote and managing the whole business - I "inherited" the kit1 , dac1.1 and the original AN pre-amp kit. These products allowed DIY'ers to get an AudioNote sound at a lower price point- Obviously the kit business has grown , the product line has expanded - we are borrowing circuits in some cases from the finished products ( M2 power supplies , M3 phono , M3 Line) , we have designed new circuits & transformers( AN engineering that is) and we have packaged up products that have a great price/ performance ratio
roughly following along the lines of the finished product expansion. The reason the kit business has been able to grow has been from all the feedback from DIY'ers all over the world , the requests , suggestions and the kit business model is to try and provide product for everyone out there that wants to build their own high end audio. We dont want to map products directly from finished to kits - first of all they would be very difficult to build - take a look inside an M3 finished product some time!
and it would not be a good business strategy for AudioNote - We are kind of lucky that we have a kit business with great products at relatively affordable pricepoints so that any one can experience ultra high end audio!

Regards
Brian Smith

Follow Ups:

I only think and hope that DIY market - limono 11:43:28 01/04/08 (5)
- Damn English -I meant - limono 15:32:13 01/08/08 (0)
- RE: I only think and hope that DIY market - RGA 04:20:24 01/07/08 (2)
  - Head amp - Frihed89 02:12:06 01/16/08 (1)
    - I agree but... - RGA 21:38:44 01/17/08 (0)
- RE: I only think and hope that DIY market - GTCharlie 18:45:52 01/06/08 (0)

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