mikeymad
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point taken skin.....
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Originally Posted by Skin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Its simply a dissapointment in the market Woo apparently went after. I just dont think there was or is a need for more ultra niche $5000+ electrostat amps. |
Originally Posted by Skin /img/forum/go_quote.gif well not to belittle your opinion but that doesn't mean much. If i said i like the KGSS better than the BHSE does that mean the KGSS should be 5k? Its simply a dissapointment in the market Woo apparently went after. I just dont think there was or is a need for more ultra niche $5000+ electrostat amps. It surprised me a bit as well since the stock GES is priced at just [lol] 1.4k so i didnt imagine their second attempt would tack on an additional $3500. I wonder how much of that is being spent on the chassis. |
Originally Posted by Jon L /img/forum/go_quote.gif The price is disappointing for sure, but I'm hoping something in between the GES and WES will come to be. Something like the WES circuit in one plain chassis minus glass shields, nice knobs, etc. I would personally like an option to buy it without tubes included for an appropriate discount, and at this point, the price should be between GES and WES. Honestly, I don't see how Woo can sell too many of these WES at these prices, especially with many people with the means and appropriate 'stats already owning big amps or having one on order. Woo seems very capable of bringing a new amp to market quickly, proven by their large stable already, so that's my story and I'm sticking by it |
Originally Posted by hew /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am quite sure that the first one to produce an amp for 2500 or less, with similar performance ability of a BHSE, will find a ready market. A nice chassis is a bonus but should not be jacking up prices as much as it seem to be doing here. |
Originally Posted by atothex /img/forum/go_quote.gif We have the GES and KGSS already... The only way to get something like a BHSE for cheap is to build a BH. You knew all this. I don't know what y'all are complaining about. There aren't that many good stat amp choices at ANY price point compared to dynamics, so what's wrong with having another $5k amp for different flavor? |
Originally Posted by Skin /img/forum/go_quote.gif A lot more people have a harder time swallowing the 5k pill comparitive to the 2-3k one. |
Originally Posted by atothex /img/forum/go_quote.gif Woo already makes a $2-3k one. It's called a maxed GES. |
Originally Posted by atothex /img/forum/go_quote.gif We have the GES and KGSS already... The only way to get something like a BHSE for cheap is to build a BH. You knew all this. I don't know what y'all are complaining about. There aren't that many good stat amp choices at ANY price point compared to dynamics, so what's wrong with having another $5k amp for different flavor? |
Originally Posted by hew /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not all of us are diyers. BTW, don't we also have the Ray Samuels amp coming at a similar price? Is there that much demand at this price level? I believe that we as the consumers should speak up to influence the market but if we act like sheep then we should happily accept the trend to higher prices. |
Originally Posted by atothex /img/forum/go_quote.gif Woo already makes a $2-3k one. It's called a maxed GES. |