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System upgrade (part 2)

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ash Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 11:00am
Well if GSPAudio wasn't just a 3-man band, this would be feasible. Whether anyone except myself would buy it though... That would be Graham's issue. He runs a business to make a living. Businesses don't run on air.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote miT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 11:21am
I would have thought Graham's only responsibility to us the customers is to sell us products that work, same as every other company? I'm pretty sure Sennheiser would laugh in our face if we asked them to make us the HD250s again, as would every other company if we tried similar with their products. They make, we buy. We don't dictate to them.

I agree it would be nice if Graham did but you know what? In this day and age of overly inflated prices for rubbish quality products, I'm just glad GSP Audio exists!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ash Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 11:54am
Supply to suit the demand. The demand for genuine specialist equipment is small compared to the eagerness of "the masses" to purchase cheap/convenient/fashion audio products. The people who typically think they know a lot more than they actually do. Combine corporate greed with large numbers of consumers that essentially accept poor standards and there, you identify the problem. Break free of the cultural trance and expect better. You'll typically find that the best performing audio products are made by those with years of experience who have had the time to specialize; those tend to be our real experts, not the solely money-driven wannabes of the media.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote miT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 12:18pm
It is the same with everything Ash. Take for instance my other hobby. Well engineered sports cars have been killed off because of politics and the mindless masses who don't know how to appreciate/use them, instead being replaced by rubbish that will sell sell sell for a high profit.

We want GSP Audio to make everything but sadly there are real world limitations that prevent/delay/postpone that. Maybe I should just put up with the behemoth 740C and hope that one day...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote morris_minor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:37pm
Totally off topic, but I caught the second half of a TV programme last night about British Rail and the HST and APT (the train that leaned over in corners). The less advanced HST (Intercity 125) prospered whilst the ground-breaking technology of the APT was allowed to whither and die, with only three trains entering service, because no-one of vision had the gumption to push it through the proper development. It was pointed out that the UK high speed running was achieved at a fraction of the cost of the French equivalent which had necessitated totally new track. 

I suppose the final nail was privatisation - but let's not go there . . . 

Back to system upgrades - yes a Majestic-lite would be good! I'd have a place for one in my "AV" system where the 8-input jobbie would entail a lot of redundancy. Conversely, a mains powered Bitzie would be good too. But a company like GSP can't possibly cover all bases . . . 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote miT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 3:59pm
That's the world all over nowadays! Did they mention the billions France spent on new trains, only to realise they were too wide to fit in their stations?

'tis a shame as I'd rather give Graham my cash than going elsewhere. But where could I look anyway? Arcam? Cambridge Audio? Sadly I don't have enough valuables or else I'd flog something and get the Majestic!
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Originally posted by miT miT wrote:

Thanks Ash. Your dream mini-Majestic is probably going to give Graham nightmares tonight... Lol.

Hate to say it guys but i was thinking about how much i would like a mini-Majestic as well, cannot stretch to the 'full-fat' version and I really like the idea of having the DAC/headphone amp, etc in one enclosure (space considerations)Big smileBig smile
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