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In Reply to: Re: So, what was the earth shattering VMPS news? nt posted by RibbonGuy on October 17, 2005 at 22:40:59:
Most Sonigistix panels went into Kia automobiles or full range home speakers under the "Monsoon" brand name. Most failed in the field because of the mechanical design flaw I describe.
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This is standard operating procedure for VMPS. Right around the end of the summer/early fall they launch their marketing campaign about cutting edge technology that will be released at CES or just prior. They string everyone along for weeks on end with spotty information and a bad picture or two. After the product is introduced, Brian raves about how some Tech TV judge at CES had to change his panties after hearing this new technology. About a month or two after CES the complaints start coming in and there about a dozen or so "upgrades" that can improve this revolutionary technology.These "fixes" are in addition to the standard drill of broken drivers, marred cabinet finishes, missing gaskets, bad pots, loose internal wires, failed caps, vibrating cabinets, cracked bases and a whole host of other quality control issues. These are all well documented over at Audio Circle. There has been a surge of other great sounding speakers with a build quality that embarasses VMPS and I think sales have slowed quite a bit- hence the marketing drive about this new technology. A lot of VMPS owners have gotten off this train ride and are quite happy. YMMV.
This was so predictable, here is part of an e-mail I sent to a friend in August.
"I’m sure right about Sept-Oct there will be some miraculous new technology Brain has discovered that will debut at CES 2006. Top secret. Classified Code Red. No one knows. Not even Brian! Casler will go into excruciating detail on how it will be cutting edge, make all other driver technology obsolete, and was developed when Brian was sitting on the crapper with diarrhea at CES 2005 after eating bad sushi with Pimp Daddy Bongiorno.
Existing VMPS owners can perform surgery on their current speakers and upgrade for a reasonable fee. And we go round and round and round……………….It’s called the VMPS Circle Jerk!
Glad I’m an ex-member! We should all go out and celebrate!"
Cheery little fellow, aren't you?
It will pass. It's that time of the month and I'm constipated as well.No need to make me an enemy. Just offering my "take" on things. I wish you neither physical, spiritual, emotional, or financial distress.
Hi V-PMS,What a man you are.
You come to a public forum, write a whole list of negative claims, and hide behind a silly name.
Not man enough to post your name?
That stand for Very Poorly Made Speaker, which cause grief much like woman with PMS.
Back to cranky, I see.Go to this year's "Bound for Sound". See Marty de Wulf's reviews of the RM 40. Read the words "absolutely gorgeous" and "high end beautiful."
BTW there are VMPS bashing sites all over the web. Knock yourself out.
Brian,I wonder how Marty de Wulf would describe these $2500 turkeys you sent me and then refused to refund my money?
Andy
You ordered a custom lacquer finish which was marred in shipping. You then decided to go with the RM 30 in a different finish. The dealer, John Casler, handled the entire transaction. I did not refuse to refund your money since you never paid me any.If you are unhappy in any way contact your dealer. My understanding was you were content in your choice.
Look closely at the pictures and notice the hundreds of fisheyes in the paint. These must have been there when they left your shop, so all the damage was not due to shipping. Hence, my reluctance to let you repaint them.You originally agreed to refund my money but then changed your mind and offered only credit after I sent them back. The only reason I purchased another pair of speakers was to sell them as factory sealed to minimize my losses.
I offered to paint a new pair with acrylic, a harder finish. You said no. Then I offered to issue John Casler a credit.
or learn to use a spell/grammar checker.
No problem. The difficulties we have encountered over the years can be traced to two factors, IMHO:
1. we push the technology envelope hard. It often takes time for the MTBF curve to settle.
2. In the olden days I cared little about cosmetics--solid and decent was all I wanted. Then we won CES, my company was profiled on ABC News, all hell broke loose. We didn't get really good cabinets for 18 months after the win, and our panel required major rebuild for reliable operation. Plus I was pining for Constant Directivity which made me one-track minded.Just received my patent-app-as-filed in the mail. It was a proud moment. I hope this body of work will be my legacy to the audio community--did I mention the application is universal?
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