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In Reply to: RE: No, not family posted by Oddeophile on October 04, 2007 at 07:55:17
> First, how sad for you for your cynicism has taken over your life... and quite frankly, saddens me when I see this type of cynical belief pattern.
Your opinion of me or my life isn't really relevant here, nor does it interest me.
> I have owned a Duet now for almost a year. Early on, it would shut down periodically when the voltage hit above 125-126 volts, as shown on my PPP display. Subsequently, they amended the over voltage to kick in around 135 volts with a new power cartridge, which they provided for free. How many mfrs would use that as a basis for charging another $100 or more to “upgrade” your unit to the current production model? Plenty. Not PS Audio.
I would expect them to address a design flaw in a $295 for free, especially within the warranty period. I think that's pretty standard practice.
> In my system, the Duet has acquitted itself with a great deal of sonic, and visual, improvement, as has both of my PPP’s.
To be honest, I'd like to know what you've tried that *hasn't* improved your system a great deal. You describe every product as improving your system so substantially that one would think you'd just replaced your $1000 speakers with $20,000 speakers. And then it improves it a great deal more after it's burned in 100, 200, and 500 hours.
> as opposed to just posting specs or the sake of specs
Publishing specs so people can use that information to make informed choices is not "posting specs for the sake of specs." Surge protection clamping voltages and voltages at which over/under voltage protection kicks in are not useless specifications. It's not unreasonable for people buying something that offers protection to want to know exactly what protection it offers.
> Frankly, if you are that cynical (how sad for you), I would prefer you find another message board to frequent.
Feel free to not read my post. I definitely don't want to sadden you.
Frankly, your response is a lot of smoke blowing. You haven't given a single reason to not publish specs. All you've done is talk warm fuzzy talk about how nice the people at PSA are and how good their products are. Exactly which of those precludes publishing specifications? I'm happy for you that you've known Paul and been happy with PSA for so long, but frankly what does that have to do with anyone else? You seem out of touch with reality. Anyone -- even someone who just heard about PSA -- should be able to access the kind of information I described in a published form. My cynicism or lack thereof, and your sadness or lack thereof about my life are completely irrelevant to the issue at hand. I'm not asking to date Paul's sister, I'm talking about specifications for electronic equipment being sold by a business.
Businesses run like businesses provide information. They don't just expect everyone to trust them. Has it not occurred to you that there are other companies -- including companies that produce some of the finest audio products in the world -- that publish very detailed specs about their products? Would you suggest speaker manufacturers stop publishing specifications for their products because specs don't tell the whole story?
My speakers are made by a company that makes speakers ranging from $2000/pair for small bookshelf speakers to $29,000/pair for their top model and finish. I've had multiple occasions to talk to them over the past year or so as I was growing my system and acquiring additional speakers, and not only has the company president answered the phone on occasion, he and anyone else with whom I've spoken has been absolutely wonderful. Friendly, nice, helpful, and willing to take time well beyond what would have been required, especially given that I've purchased most of my speakers used. And you know what? They have detailed specifications on their web site. So please stop embarrassing yourself with these attempts to make it sound like publishing specs is only for the Circuit City/Monster Cable crowd.
The fact that some people may misuse specs or rely on them too heavily doesn't justify keeping people in the dark about them. The suggestion that we should be kept in the dark to protect us from our own ignorance or to control how we make decisions is insulting. Besides, if the protection offered by the Duet, Quintet et al are as great as you seem to think it is, where's the harm in publishing the relevant specs? Great sound *and* great specs. Where's the problem in that?
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