Originally Posted by
Richard
Well a point is a little unpointed in this case. I have never done any of the things in my question so I am interested in the answers. But for me the most interesting question is the last one about why no sand amps, I think I may know the answer but I am interested in the opinion of those that buy them direct or import them.
So what I am leading to is that if China becomes the only sensibly priced place to buy bottle amps that means kiss UK - US - EU production goodbye. So how do the tweekers fit in with this. I personally would not like to do lots of work for a Chinese manufacturer and expect to have an exclusive for my ideas or to stay out of their other production. Well I know the Chinese from dealing with them for over 20 years and the answer is not a chance in hell. A Chinese ex TCC teacher of mine published a book and printed it in China as the print rate was less than a third of EU price. So they just printed an extra 10,000 and sold them themselves - there is no ethos there are no business ethics.
I personally would never allow any work of mine to get anywhere near them as they are master copiers.
] it would seem to me to be a very simple reason, that is, the chinese are quite good business people too, and at the moment, valve amplifiers are in vogue, they are a curiosity to many people, and they are becoming very much in demand, where as transistor/silicon/sand amplifiers are, well, not...
