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what is the REAL deal with DK

I know there has been a lot on this manufacturer, but I just discovered them myself(today). I have never read so many positives while at the same time read so many negatives on any on amp(or any product for that matter). At the same time they are getting huge pats on the back from two different magazines? Could some owners of the Dk vs1 mk 2 offer there opinions that still own them, I maybe looking for an intergrated hybrid that has some power and this is the only one that seems to fit the bill in my price range. So...why the extreme positive and negative?!
sean34
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Extreme positive comes from owners.

Extreme negative is in response to a poor initial marketing campaign marked by hype, guerilla marketing in these threads, and some shading of the truth regarding specs of the amp. IMO, of course.

Also, a significant sell-off of the DK VsI MkII, which may have been as much a result of someone in effect yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater, didn't help matters.

DK Design is now owned by the Larry Staples Audio Group (LSA Group), and the ship is being righted with honest marketing, great customer support, and a line-up of improved products beyond what many consider to be an excellent integrated amp in the VsI MKII.

That's as real as I can deal on DK.
sean34 OP
95 posts
 
I did read about the weird marketing of this company....it still seems to me that although the magazines can be pretty biased with their reviews, an award as such given by two magazines seems pretty convincing of the sound? I'm just wondering if they PREFORM as I was led to believe by all the positive reviewers? I can say that I found very few that were negative based on the performance alone. Tvad, are you an owner or have you compared or heard them?
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Tvad, are you an owner or have you compared or heard them?
No to all.
sean34 OP
95 posts
 
Thanks for your response...I will say that is one of the nicest looking amps I have ever seen. Has anyone heard the DK compared to the pathos integrated?
danlib1
819 posts
 
Well, a quick search of the threads on DK reveals...NOTHING!

What happened to the volumes of lively debate over the merits of this amp?

Why would Audiogon deep-six all that stuff?

Why does the government deny they are holding alien corpses in area 51?

Why won't Nessie reveal herself to her friends?

What state DOESN'T have a family of Bigfoot creatures in hiding?

Alas, some mysteries will remain cloaked in darkness FOREVER....................
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