It never mattered if an order was $5 or $500. When I was in sales, everyone got the same customer service and respect no matter how large or small the order was. There was always the possibility that today's $5 could lead to that $500 order in the future. I freely admit we did have PITA customers, largely the time wasters who would take up a good chunk of your time only to purchase something small and still complain about the price. But still...respect, at least while they had set foot in front of our parts counter or were on the other end of a phone call! (We weren't too kind when we finally got rid of 'em, but that was for our ears only. )On another forum it was suggested that I was too much trouble for a customer ordering less than a $100 cable. So that suggests that if I placed a $1000 order I may have been treated differently? If that is the case, again bad for business because I will have negative comments about bad business practices anytime anyone asks about Maze Audio, and as per his last email to me, he doesn't care.
Cool about the Cullen power cable!
It never mattered if an order was $5 or $500. When I was in sales, everyone got the same customer service and respect no matter how large or small the order was. There was always the possibility that today's $5 could lead to that $500 order in the future. I freely admit we did have PITA customers, largely the time wasters who would take up a good chunk of your time only to purchase something small and still complain about the price. But still...respect, at least while they had set foot in front of our parts counter or were on the other end of a phone call! (We weren't too kind when we finally got rid of 'em, but that was for our ears only. )
I've always wanted tubes, and had an incredible bargain on a PV14L a few years ago. Then I came across this Premier 11 last spring due to someone selling it to cover medical bills. I really could use more power, which is why I still want to find a pair of Premier 12s. C-J can bridge a Premier 11 to a monoblock but it is not an ideal setup that way. I had also looked at a Premier 140, and that is still a remote possibility, but the Premier 11/12/8 series is supposedly one of the last "classic" C-J designs. (The Premier 8s are nice at 275 watts each but jeez...there are eight power tubes per side. That's ~$800 in power tubes alone when it's time to retube, and they are a utility company's dream. )Man, Premier 11s, that's sweet. I can't imagine how good the Premier 12s would be as well. CJ makes some outstanding gear. You have a well thought out upgrade path.