The Speaker Company closing shop?

[allargon]

I just read this on AVS.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17753731#post17753731

I regretted not ordering from them when I bought in-walls for my master bedroom. Now, I'm kinda glad I went with Monoprice.

 

[jvgillow]

That was a pretty short-lived ID company if they do close in January. Then again, I don't believe everything I read on AVS so who knows.

 

[Seth=L]

I wonder what happened to them. Profit margin must have been too small or something.

 

[Nomo]

That's too bad.

Well hopefully no one will start a "Do not buy from TSC" thread.

 

[Adam]

Well hopefully no one will start a "Do not buy from TSC" thread.

Woed.

 

[Ares]

Here is a link to TsC's fourm where one of the members is asking Nick the GM what's going on.

http://forum.thespeakercompany.com/index.php?topic=396.0

 

[jvgillow]

Yeah I saw that, no replies yet though.

 

[Ares]

I don't think he will get an answer.

 

[gene]

Now that the cat is out of the bag, I can confirm this is true. Apparently the folks at D&M considered it to be too small an operation to keep going. They are focusing more on their higher margin brands instead. It's a real shame as I was writing up the 2009 POY awards I was going to give them one for budget compact 5.1 system with their TSAT1000 but for obvious reasons I had to retract it.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I have never looked into these. I am looking for a decent but inexpensive syetem to buy for my nephew. Are these any good?

I was looking at these:
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/LCR3-P-Series-Home-Theater-Front-Speakers-P41C6.aspx

 

[Nomo]

Now that the cat is out of the bag, I can confirm this is true. Apparently the folks at D&M considered it to be too small an operation to keep going. They are focusing more on their higher margin brands instead. It's a real shame as I was writing up the 2009 POY awards I was going to give them one for budget compact 5.1 system with their TSAT1000 but for obvious reasons I had to retract it.

Are we talking D&M holdings here? I wasn't aware..........

I really would have considered them in the next year or so. It really is a shame. I hope their customers with orders already in get treated fairly.

 

[Nomo]

I have never looked into these. I am looking for a decent but inexpensive syetem to buy for my nephew. Are these any good?

I was looking at these:
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/LCR3-P-Series-Home-Theater-Front-Speakers-P41C6.aspx

Probably, but they do say out of stock. most likely out of existance.

 

[GTOhaas07]

That's a damn shame, I was really hoping their stuff would stay around.

 

[Adam]

For some reason, their stuff never interested me. Honestly, perhaps just ignorance on my part because I didn't read too much about them. Their products just looked very plain to me and didn't draw me in.

 

[Nomo]

For some reason, their stuff never interested me. Honestly, perhaps just ignorance on my part because I didn't read too much about them. Their products just looked very plain to me and didn't draw me in.

I agree their speakers did look very generic, and I wouldn't have jumped on them without more research, but I looked upon them as similar to; dare I say the evil word?, Emotiva.

 

[Seth=L]

Are we talking D&M holdings here? I wasn't aware..........

It would appear so, it says it a few times on their site.

 

[Alex2507]

Rickster71 got some towers from them and said that they were something very nice rebadged and a very good deal. Jamie agreed. Between those two, they have listened to some very nice gear.

I'm convinced that bang for the buck was indeed there.

 

[Matt34]

Rickster71 got some towers from them and said that they were something very nice rebadged and a very good deal. Jamie agreed. Between those two, they have listened to some very nice gear.

I'm convinced that bang for the buck was indeed there.

Re-badged Sapphire brand.

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/speakers/595/youre-surrounded-page3.html

 

[Seth=L]

Re-badged Sapphire brand.

Another company that went under.

 

[speakerman39]

Re-badged Sapphire brand.

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/speakers/595/youre-surrounded-page3.html

But of course, the blue tweeters. Always thought that was cool! Yeah, TSC offered a big bang for your buck. The current state of the economy does not help matters. Too bad, wished TSC could have survived.



Cheers,

Phil