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Message: <blockquote data-quote="c_hayhurst" data-source="post: 1924254" data-attributes="member: 555043">*BigDave-IA- The main reason I bought from RE in the first place is because of the recommendations of the knowledgable people on this forum.  In addition to teh recommendation made by people here that I immensely respect, I also bought from RE because of:a) They offered a fair price for their product...12" SE sub for $185 shipped!  They still made a 100% profit on the product at that price level by my estimations.  I can tell you from personal experience, small technology-based businesses have incredible markup on their hardware; one company I consulted with charged $12,000 for a machine which only cost $3,000 in parts and labor to manufacture.b) Every time I called RE's office, I spoke with the production techs.  Not a salesman.  Not a "customer care consultant".  Not a "customer service specialist/representative".  I spoke to the guy who made my speaker with his own 2 hands.  Therefore, when I ask a question, the guy would actually know what the hell he was talking about.  With salesmen, they all have this mental defect where they cannot say, "I don't know.  Let me check.".  Instead, they make up an answer so they don't have to face their own shortcomings.  I HATE it when people do that! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blow_up.gif.f2a780e8b12ae09e264cb01720b8dca2.gifc) RE made a good product and catered to the knowledgable and saavy consumer.  They didn't try to pull this crap of charging more just because they could.  Instead, they epitomized what I think all companies should be:  one that wants to do a good job for the sake of doing a good job, while making a fair profit.  Unfortunately, companies like USAmp, Polo, Copenhagen Furniture, and virtually any homebuilder look for any excuse to squeeze as much money as they can from the consumer.  The almighty dollar trumps integrity more often than not.So...In response to USAmp being a company who cares more about creating ever-increasing profits, than one who provides a good product at a good price, I have decided I will never buy another RE/USAmp product ever again.I will, however, continue to patronize audio equipment manufacturers who make a good product and charge a fair price for their products; preferably a smaller company like RE used to be.*BassAddictJ- Too little too late.  By taking the "grandfather" approach, it just confirms USAmp doesn't care about fair pricing; they just care about trying to keep as many customers as they can while they jack up their prices just because they can.  Screw that noise.*azbass- tell the owner that saavy consumers such as those on this board think he's a money-grubbing dickhead.  He's obviously going to be targeting consumers who don't know any better (i.e., 17-year old rich kids who buy their audio equipment using daddy's credit card from a retail store).  If you ask me, if they were to keep their prices similiar to what RE charged- okay, maybe a little more, like 10-15% more- they could ensure the RE brand would have greater market share due to a lower price than their competitors and higher quality products than other subs at the same price point.  This would encourage lower prices from their competitors and encourage even more technological innovation for the competition to reduce costs and increase quality.  But, obviously, the owner doesn't care about that.  He just carews about lining his own pocket in the short term regardless of the long-term effects of his decisions.  What an a.sshole.*iagrdshaka- what happened with eD?  BTW, I like your sig.  Hahaha!</blockquote>

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