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From: wjm@lcuxc.UUCP (B. Mitchell)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: RE: JSE reliability
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Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 11:35:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 29 11:35:52 1985
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One concern that has been raised about speaker choices is "will the company
be around tomorrow to honor the warranty if there are any problems?"  It
certainly is a valid concern, given the recent demise of Accustat (and
the history of hi-fi companies in general).  Let's face it, I didn't see
any speaker manufacturers in the most recent Fortune 500.  Some people have
raised concerns about purchasing JSE speakers, due to fears that JSE is
a small company (certainly true, but then are most other speaker companies,
Bose isn't exactly cracking the Fortune 500 either) and a new company (true,
and new companies do have a high failure rate).   However, on the  plus
side of the ledger, JSE has produced several successful (meaning their dealers
can sell all that JSE can build) models, and JSE has some very reputable
dealers (Harvey Sound in NYC has been in business for over 50 years, and
is not going to put its reputation on the line for some small company that
Harvey's thinks is one step away from Chapter 11).  Also, keep in mind that
while JSE's lifetime warranty is nice to have, how often do speakers fail
unless they're abused??  Frankly, I think JSE is going to be around for a
while, and they have some very reputable dealers who are willing to stick
their necks out on JSE.
What else can I say??
Bill Mitchell ({ihnp4!}lcuxc!wjm)