Originally Posted by
davef
Hi Jim,
Of course I have measured the acculines. As I have mentioned, I do my due diligence. I will not, however, post those measurements. I made a promise to myself a long time ago that I would not cross that line. While the urge to post is there, I simply will not do it, it crosses a line that violates my own integrity.
I started this business nearly 9 years ago to get *away* from all of that BS, to bring a level of honesty and integrity BACK to audio.
I have not made any performance claims regarding any of the speakers, I posted a technical summary of the effects of series resistance on loudspeaker performance, brought about by my own personal curiosity because of comments I read regarding the performance of Craig's 340 SE. If you look deep into the forum, I have posted many similar technical discussions, since day one. This is what I do, it is who I am.
I am not a marketing person or a salesperson, nor do I even consider myself a businessman and because of this I have often been taken advantage of... I have been told by many industry guru's that what I am doing with Ascend is crazy --- forget the integrity and make money; build everything overseas; why test every loudspeaker; why use expensive components; why not use "stealth" marketing; you should offer people free product to post reviews, sponsor events.. etc. etc. It goes on and on.. I live humbly, Ascend supports my family and a few employees and I am fully satisfied with that. We keep rolling on without any of those games and, I will never resort to that -- it won't happen and I feel good about it.