Spectron Musician III SE Mk.2? What Changed?

Spectron's first post wasn't funny to me the first time I read it, and upon re-reading it, it's still not funny.

No other changes - the weight is the same, the color is unchanged, the frontpale the same, even screws are the same.

I hope it helps,
Simon
Spectron (Answers)

We now know that statement was false. And no, it did not help.

Spinning the story doesn't make the reality of the misguided reply go away.

Why Spectron chose to post the official changes in an AudioCircle thread rather than through a press release to the major print and web-based stereo publications, is another mystery. Since the announcement was posted a day ago on AudioCircle, only two members have responded to the thread. The target demographic for a $7000+ amplifier would seem to be concentrated in the Audiogon readership, as has been illustrated by nineteen different Audiogon members submitting posts to this thread.

This is a case study of why marketing ought to be put in the hands of a marketing specialist, and design ought to be left to the designers. That's the positive take-away for Spectron in this thread.

Guido,

Thanks for putting it so eloquently for us. I think we should all chill out and enjoy the music.

Best Regards,

iSanchez

It takes months to years earning good customers, it takes a brief statement or bad moment to lose them.

I am chilled. I think you are addressing your "chill out" comments to the wrong audience. I really don't think anyone who has commented in this thread is upset, losing any sleep, or least of all not enjoying music because of anything that was said. A few of us are maybe a little puzzled...that's all. If anyone should chill IMO it would first be Spectron who started this by dropping an awkward little bomb and then in a subsequent post offered an unsolicited lecture on what questions we should be asking and what topics we should be discussing. The second group who seem to be acting a little uptight are the posters who hold Spectron in such reverence and act as though we are in church being rude to the preacher rather than just a bunch of guys sitting around the room talking about amplifiers.

I agree TVAD, Spectron could benefit from a marketing professional to create a smoothly effective markcom machine for itself. Unfortunately such creatures do not come particularly cheap. . . a reasonable one well in the 6 figures. . . the salary can of course be readily absorbed by new Spectron customers. . . which is quite reasonable, Spectron amps probably yielding a sonic performance value in the $10K region.

Still chilling (in the sweltering Austin heat), G.