Now that's rather convenient! ;)
Marco.
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Now that's rather convenient! ;)
Marco.
Yet again, I feel vindicated for every scathing word I've ever uttered regarding DC on this and other forums. :rolleyes:
DC also needs to realise that competition is a good thing
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Originally Posted by Marco
Well, any audio engineer, worth their salt, and confident in their ability, embraces healthy competition and sees it as a positive thing, instead of sulks and moans about people being 'disloyal', when a customer of theirs discovers a competitor's product that they consider is sonically superior, as I did with Paul Hynes' SR3 PSU, compared with my (then) Timestep.
Therefore, when I approached Dave Cawley and told him that (being a good customer of his at the time), he should've welcomed the challenge and the opportunity to up the ante and to discover why, IMO, Paul's SR3 was so much better.
It should've been a case of 'let's look into it, Marco, and see what we can do', rather than the defensive and dismissive attitude I got (and slagged off, to boot, to fellow forum members at a hi-fi show), when merely asking for a loan of an HE PSU, to see whether it was any better than the SR3.
I can assure you that Paul Hynes would've reacted positively to the situation, and saw it as a challenge, if it had been the other way round, but then you're talking about a genuinely talented audio engineer, who knows his subject inside out, rather than a sales and marketing man (keen on topping up his pension fund), posing as an audio engineer, in the case of Cawley! ;)
Marco.
Mike,
You're very quiet in all of this. Not got any comments to make on recent developments? :)
Marco.
Hi Marco,
I am still recovering from the foregoing comments.
But I am bitterly disappointed beccause Cawley forgot to mention that my Bearings can also seize up when used in hot climates and possibly burst into flames!!! I did offer a free fire extinguisher service but no one took me up on the offer.
I now have over 150 bearings in many countries across Europe and Asia, and of course the US, and all are in the SL1200s of very happy customers.
The bullshit about bearing oil is just that, BS. You will find in much technical literature concerning bearings and precision gearboxes that they are “sealed for life”. Oil does not degrade with use, certainly not at the enormous speeds at which my Bearings rotate!.
However oil can become contaminated when exposed to the atmosphere as the normal and his modified bearings are.
Poor old Cawley is no doubt just trying to re-invigorating the interest in his products during these hard economic times.
And after all if people/(his disciples) believe in this crap, then they will beat a pathway to his door to buy more oil at great cost and profit to himself.
The amusing thing is, that his comments are providing me with far more kudos than the disrepute that his silly remarks seem to be bringing upon himself. Judging from emails I have been getting.
Cawley has always been very friendly with the stake holders in HFW, so it does not surprise me that he is now working for them. I offered to supply them with a bearing for use in their SL1200 and to do an evaluation, but I was not extended the courtesy of a reply.
Hi Mike,
Ha - yes, I'm glad you reminded us of that little beauty! :lol: :mental:Quote:
I am still recovering from the foregoing comments.
But I am bitterly disappointed beccause Cawley forgot to mention that my Bearings can also seize up when used in hot climates and possibly burst into flames!!! I did offer a free fire extinguisher service but no one took me up on the offer.
You mean that none of them have invested in shares in BP, to recoup the cost of all the oil that their bearings have lost?? :scratch:Quote:
I now have over 150 bearings in many countries across Europe and Asia, and of course the US, and all are in the SL1200s of very happy customers.
Hehehehe..... Slam > dunk!!Quote:
However oil can become contaminated when exposed to the atmosphere as the normal and his modified bearings are.
Yes, I'm sure that they'll be queuing up at his stall, at the forthcoming hi-fi show, to offer him plenty of rewards.Quote:
Poor old Cawley is no doubt just trying to re-invigorating the interest in his products during these hard economic times.
And after all if people/(his disciples) believe in this crap, then they will beat a pathway to his door to buy more oil at great cost and profit to himself.
Priceless, innit? Comedy at its absolute best :DQuote:
The amusing thing is, that his comments are providing me with far more kudos than the disrepute that his silly remarks seem to be bringing upon himself. Judging from emails I have been getting.
Like I said before, it's simply 'jobs for the boys'! Btw, could you just clear this up for me, so that the matter is left in no doubt:Quote:
Cawley has always been very friendly with the stake holders in HFW, so it does not surprise me that he is now working for them. I offered to supply them with a bearing for use in their SL1200 and to do an evaluation, but I was not extended the courtesy of a reply.
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The crux of the matter and the key question is this:
did Mike New give DC permission to "improve" his bearing design - indeed was this matter discussed between them and agreed at any stage in their relationship?
Marco.
I never at any time gave anyone permission to "improve" my Bearing far less Cawley. Indeed it cannot be improved within the limmited contraints of the SL1200 direct drive system. I guess that is what frustrates him so.Quote:
The crux of the matter and the key question is this:
did Mike New give DC permission to "improve" his bearing design - indeed was this matter discussed between them and agreed at any stage in their relationship?
Well then, that fact, coupled by the earlier admission, by Dave Cawley, of:
...proves that his intention was to abuse your intellectual property rights, and his tampering with your bearing in that way, and desire to "improve" it, without your permission, strongly suggests that his intention was also to copy it.Quote:
I won't deny that I tried to improve on that design, so that the oil could be changed...
I really don't see how any reasonable person, with an ounce of common sense, could argue that there wasn't some major skulduggery being carried out there by Dave Cawley.
I'll therefore leave it open for people to consider if they wish to do business with someone like that.
Marco.
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The difference is, oh brainless one, that Cawley was in business at the time with Mike New, selling the bearing that Mike had designed, and that Cawley wasn't just trying to "improve" (on a bearing design he clearly didn't understand, and so couldn't be improved by him), but also to copy and sell it behind Mike's back, thereby stealing his design!Quote:
Now we have the guy who "designed" this bearing jumping in to provide more fuel for Il Duce's Aspergers syndrom. Now this is fine, there are many disputes between ex partners and much money in lawyers pockets. The thing I find most silly is to call Dave because he took a bearing to a bearing manufacturer and said "how can I improve on it", I am afraid in the real world it happens all the time, in fact I would say every manufacturer in every industry has explored existing things and said how can I improve on it. So what is this nonsense about "asking permission" to do it - bonkers. Lets look at reality and a specific pet manufacturer of Marco's. Is he saying that his Anthony TD amp was just designed from scratch, and Anthony hadn't owned another amp by another designer in his life that he didn't look at and say "how can I improve on it". The whole argument is fallacious in the extreme.
What kind of business relationship is that?? Is that how you operate? Those you mention above have not been guilty of such underhand and unethical behaviour, so your comparison is ridiculous.
I'd love to see what would happen if Jason tried to do the same to you, as Cawley did to Mike... Then we'd be hearing all about it!
Marco.