timoteus
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Sony goes all out and develops the R10 and then discontinues it instead of recouping what they spent on R&D and tooling. They could have continued production and eventually brought the cost down so we could all enjoy.
Audio Technica tools up for limited production runs of 800, 1000, or 2000 units and then discontinues that model instead of staying in production. I don't know if this is to keep the selling price high so they can go on to the next limited run. It seems like they have more limited edition models than regular production models.
HeadRoom buys out Wheatfield and then discontinues the best model, the HA-2. Why bother buying out another company only to shut down production?
Grado develops the RS-1 and discontinues the HP-1000. Why not just add the RS-1 to the lineup instead of discontinuing the HP-1000/2? If you're already tooled up, why drop the other model? The same goes for the flat pads. Two choices are too many?
Frustrated...
Audio Technica tools up for limited production runs of 800, 1000, or 2000 units and then discontinues that model instead of staying in production. I don't know if this is to keep the selling price high so they can go on to the next limited run. It seems like they have more limited edition models than regular production models.
HeadRoom buys out Wheatfield and then discontinues the best model, the HA-2. Why bother buying out another company only to shut down production?
Grado develops the RS-1 and discontinues the HP-1000. Why not just add the RS-1 to the lineup instead of discontinuing the HP-1000/2? If you're already tooled up, why drop the other model? The same goes for the flat pads. Two choices are too many?
Frustrated...