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RE: Tympani 1d ad

Posted by josh358 on August 3, 2012 at 12:00:22:
Sorry, it wasn't my intention to put words in anybody's mouth. If I say something that you didn't, it's either because I misunderstood you, or I'm just expressing my view dialectically, without meaning to imply that the OP holds it.

I think the purpose of a hidden reserve is to generate bidding action and excitement. Whether it actually serves that purpose in an online auction spread over many days, I don't know. But then I don't understand why people do bid early in the auction, since the price is established in the last minutes. I guess they figure it's a no-lose proposition -- if they offer a lowball price and for some strange reason nobody else bids, they have themselves a great deal, if not, it's just a click.

New Tympanis would definitely be pricier than the single-panel jobbies. I know that this is a concern for Wendell, and that in fact the increasing cost of making them is why they stopped (this per an old interview with Jim Winey). However, with expensive speakers selling well now, they could sell them -- I'm guessing for less than $40,000, though that's not out of line with what many high end speakers go for these days, indeed it would be a bargain compared to Magicos, YG's, etc.

Wendell doesn't want to lose their reputation as a value manufacturer, one which is central to the company's mission and identity. My own belief is that what's important here is that the speaker have high value relative to what it is, to the sound delivered. After all, we can already buy Maggies that cost only $600, and Maggies that cost more than $10,000. Every one is referred to as an amazing bargain in the reviews, and with good reason. So while a new Tympani would likely be out of my reach as well, it wouldn't harm Magnepan's reputation for affordability with me, as long as it had the high bang-for-the-buck of their other speakers.

I'd also remind Wendell that if they make the damn thing everybody and his brother will stop nagging him about it. :-)

But we'll have to see what they decide, there are other issues as well. The official word as of some months back was that no decision had been made, but they have been discussing the possibility. The guys there like Tympanis just as much as we do!

Meanwhile, Wendell is finding that he can get Tympani-like performance in large rooms with a modular approach using DWM's, and they've started sending them to dealers to demonstrate with the .7's. So that could be another route.