Is TC Sounds Inc. done forever?

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

It depends. Think about "New Coke"....a horrible idea that nearly destroyed the company. They are doing okay. I can list several examples where *new management* turned a company around. But I am not into the speaker business. I am thinking it would be a nice conduit as it has hard assets.

But who did "New Coke" piss off? Their customers or supplier base?

Regardless of the fact that Coke enjoys the best brand-name recognition on the planet, pissing off some of your customers is forgiveable. There are always people that are bound to not like you and what you're doing.

But there are a finite amount of people in the world that make speaker parts - pissing off your suppliers is a much, much more dangerous game //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

I doubt I'd make a single speaker....I wish I knew more about what they actually own/possess.



It depends. Think about "New Coke"....a horrible idea that nearly destroyed the company. They are doing okay. I can list several examples where *new management* turned a company around. But I am not into the speaker business. I am thinking it would be a nice conduit as it has hard assets.

yeah, but coke also had a reputable name to start with. TC couldnt be much farther from this scenario...

im speechless

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im celebratory.

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

True, but it's just a big cycle.

Coke pisses off their customers, their suppliers see that they're not doing well, and start raising their supplier prices or start pulling out all together; noticing Coke or whomever isn't doing as well as they used to.

I see exactly where you're coming from, but it's all a big chain. Piss one sector of your business off, the other sectors are bound to notice and begin to become pissed of aswell.

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

yeah now the rumors go flying, everyone jumps on the anti-tc bandwagon..typical of this forum

 

[AllDayMJ 10+ year member]

if no one has since made contact with the owners of TC, then judgment cant really be passed on, the internet is notorious for being the greatest rumor-mills of all time, (aside from the game telephone of course...) this could very well be a well orchestrated prank that someone waisted WAY too much time on, and decided to put a scare into the market by posting this on a few heavily trafficked CA forums.. im not saying that is what happened. but, it is a possibility..until then..prices and parts for anything TC may go down, which might be what they wanted..-mj

 

[plushDJ 10+ year member]

Back to the Coke thing, in one of the WalMart's here the Coke rep pissed off the WalMart manager and they stopped carrying Coke products for over a month, they lost a LOT of money in sales. It drove my business up (I work for Pepsi) but it's true, piss off one person in the chain and things can get pretty shitty for you.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I wonder if coke ever got shipped "BACK TO CHINA" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

seems like everyone is taking this as gospel without confirmation.

Indeed.

I think the BIG question here is, not that if TC sounds will still be around or not.....or if their technology will be still incoporated into new applications. But weather Thilo will still pursue his surfing hobby. We need to examine the HARD truth here people.

Agreed.

any words from thilo, dont some people on this forum talk to him?

They do, but the people who have ethics are not going to spill the guts. I wouldn't do that. I knew of AP being sold on partsexpresses several days before it was posted on this forum, as did others I'm sure. But I don't speak of anyone's plans to do something, give up their info, etc. It would be like someone from the stands going into the huddle of the last play in the super bowl and telling the other team what play they are going to run. It is best to let things take their course, because there is ALOT of hearsay going on and people making assumptions when they know don't the whole story or even anything at all about what is going on.

so does this mean there may be some lower priced tc/ap drivers gettin thrown around, from people tryin to dump them????

Even if the company were to fail, why would their product lose value? Look at Adire and their Brahma. I still see people selling them around what they used to be sold for when around (talking about selling them used).

I'm sure someone will buy their designs and patents. That should keep the products going, not the name though.

As far as I know, you can't buy patents. They expire IIRC.

talk about a rumor millthis a total shock

im speechless

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Just a mill right now, give it some time and who knows what it'll become.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Back to the Coke thing, in one of the WalMart's here the Coke rep pissed off the WalMart manager and they stopped carrying Coke products for over a month, they lost a LOT of money in sales. It drove my business up (I work for Pepsi) but it's true, piss off one person in the chain and things can get pretty shitty for you.

Wal-Mart has the kind of clout that allows them to do that, hold their suppliers by the balls...they say go to RFID, and poof, it happens //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

TC could only wish for that kind of influence //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

set aside the fact that none of this may be true this thread was a good read....ill be checking in for updates

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I have a feeling it's very true.

Time to go to the swapmeet to buy some TC drivers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Decado2 10+ year member]

I have a feeling it's very true.
Time to go to the swapmeet to buy some TC drivers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

How much are they going for at the meet man?

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

yeah now the rumors go flying, everyone jumps on the anti-tc bandwagon..typical of this forum

Werd. I still stick behind TC and Thilo. Thilo is a great guy, funny as hell too. Products are of great quality and they have made some interesting and neat drivers (ones that haven't even been put into production). I'd love to own an 18" 5400 with honeycomb neo motor. Talk about low end.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

How much are they going for at the meet man?

Werd. I still stick behind TC and Thilo. Thilo is a great guy, funny as hell too. Products are of great quality and they have made some interesting and neat drivers (ones that haven't even been put into production). I'd love to own an 18" 4hp honeycomb neo motored driver. Talk about low end.

^^ask him^^ dec

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

As far as I know, you can't buy patents. They expire IIRC.

Sure you can. What do you think IBM does with its R&D budget? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif