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RE: actually, it was a grey market problem...love my US versions

Posted by M3Man (A) on December 8, 2009 at 09:27:32

In Reply to: There was a counterfeit problem for a while, I believe. *`. posted by mr grits on December 7, 2009 at 13:51:50:

As Usher states on its web site, the US versions have different, upgraded internal wiring and crossover parts. Some on line are not the US version.

That said, I bought mine new in October, and am still quite pleased. I set my bar at $5000, and shopped all the speakers I could hear locally for that price. I figured that would translate to $3000 used. As the Usher distributor is just 2 miles from my office in Dallas, they were kind enough to loan me a pair of Tiny Dancers.

I spent weekends listening to Martin Logans, Zu's, Pro-acs, and Revels. All sounded great, but none sounded better than the Ushers. The Zu's came closest.

I liked the Ushers so much, I stopped shopping and bought them. At $1400 used, they are a complete steal. Sometimes you can find new ones on Audiogon for not much more. I lucked out and got a great deal from an authorized dealer who must have ordered too many. But even at the list price of $2800, they bested anything I heard at twice the price.

I would suggest the reason there are so many available used is this. They are the lowest priced speaker in Stereophile's class A. That has to drive sales thru the roof. So if more people have them, more would be selling them. Its like the reason there's so many used Hondas. Its not that people don't like them, its just that with so many owners, more are also willing to sell. And at $1400 used, I'd expect a lot of people buy them, keep them for a while, then buy the next great deal they see.

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