Wow,
you guys have spent the Thanksgiving weekend here
Let me clarify something. What caused the upheaval is not the lack of announcement
, but rather reaction of an official representative of the company
, that demonstrated "I don't really care approach" towards his customers. All he seemingly cares about is publishing nice reviews about the products, not your feelings or concerns of his customers
.
Grit - the problem is, it's not 3-6 months... It's just 2 months and the brochure is already printed and even MSRP is announced, still no press release or news section update...
Tympani - I waited for 6 months to be able to audition the BDA/BDP in my set up. Yes, indeed I liked it that's why I ordered it... BUT, I could have waited for another 2 months easily...
R. Daneel - I don't find the BDA-3 "significantly more expensive". Given the depreciation of DIGITAL products its not a big deal.
Digital products unlike TT or amps see constant and rapid development of both hardware and software that make them obsolete much much quicker. And it has nothing to do with the desire to have "the latest" per se, the quality of the sound usually improves a lot driven by that change. And of course, audio affection will drive the desire to upgrade, not the desire for a new thing. Thus, buying a digital product in 2014 cannot be for a lifetime like a turntable, for example. As for me, unlike mav52 I can't go back and refuse the purchase already, but I perfectly understand his feelings. I'm waiting for the delivery this coming week and hope to be able to enjoy the product
despite James' attitude and comments here. As for the future if Bryston manages to come up with new great products and is not ruined by that "I don't really care" approach, I'll certainly be happy for the company.
PS. A really qualified marketing manager should have avoided this kind of conversation in his own manufacturer's thread by posting a simple "sorry message"...
PS2. Why your guitar teacher, plumber, mover etc. says "Thank you, I really appreciate your business", but here you get "do as you think best for you"?
Given the ticket size, should be the other way around