Get a load of this...Ojas Collab

[Toz]

But with the small qty run of this model, they will not see much economy of scale. 

I think it is meant to be an exclusive statement item, so the high price and limited run are part of the plan. 

 

[imeiamme]

not sure who got to this first. I just seen a few reviews and the price.

 

Ojas looks legit, not Hating on them. Just wondering how I can do the same?

the video is a friendship forming. Kinda cool those two. 
 

I’ll stock colors light. Just in case Mr. Delgado travels to Massachusetts. 
 

how can I get sent a test speaker set? I’d love to hook these up to my current system.
 

On 10/22/2024 at 8:37 AM, opnly bafld said:

 

I didn't say anything about the sound, they were referred to as "new and exciting" and my opinion is that they are neither. In all the threads/posts I have seen (at several forums) I don't recall one Klipsch owner (or others) saying they are going buy a pair to replace their current speakers.

Yes I get that the average Klipsch owner is probably not their target.

 

2 points to consider when reading this post:

There are things I get excited about that the vast majority of those in our hobby yawn at.

I'm an idiot, so I felt the need to explain my post above; don't want the hole to get any deeper, I will stop digging now.

 

FWIW, YMMV, IMO, etc.  

 

On 10/22/2024 at 10:48 AM, John Warren said:

Change the horn to a Altec 511 copy (minus the welded-on baffle mounting plate) and there you have it.  

 

 

Honestly, I’m all for KLIPSCH being reimagined as that kind of system. Beer budget but, stratospheric audiophile sound. Cornerstone of a sound system. Me, I get it. It begins a different kind of conversation. That bell-curve begins with ‘Innovators’ ends with ‘Laggards’ and a price change. 
 

btw. The store has holidays deals. Good prices.

Happy Holidays , Everyone!

 

 

[imeiamme]

Look at that!

[richieb]

“but this is typical price gouging”. I believe the current and failed phrase was/is ”greedflation”? Call it what it is - capitalism or a free economy. Chances are I’m not buying them, you’re not buying them but a hundred people will. The price for many dozens of small two-way stand mounts makes $8500 look like hi-fi peanuts. Or the one meter interconnect for 12 grand. Life in the “audiophile” fast lane - - 

[imeiamme]

13 hours ago, richieb said:

“… ”greedflation”? 

@richieb  Think of it this way. A boutique shop like Ojas can write its own paper. Look to see more entries at the HIFI Extravaganzas this year. A booth, a clear understanding of KLIPSCH and a fresh approach on what is next. 

 

If Jensen and Yokohama have been doing this since, forever. KLIPSCH staying relevant in the same conversations and being introduced to new ones. So much of a bad thing?

[pcbiz]

5 hours ago, imeiamme said:

@richieb  Think of it this way. A boutique shop like Ojas can write its own paper. Look to see more entries at the HIFI Extravaganzas this year. A booth, a clear understanding of KLIPSCH and a fresh approach on what is next. 

 

If Jensen and Yokohama have been doing this since, forever. KLIPSCH staying relevant in the same conversations and being introduced to new ones. So much of a bad thing?

 

Definitely a good thing. Strategic cross pollination is always a good idea in business.

[pcbiz]

 

[billybob1]

On 12/31/2024 at 3:07 PM, pcbiz said:

 Nice yet, positive review...

 

[Idontknow]

Yeah, I saw that video. It’s a good one. He also has some other interesting videos.

[KT88]

The hi-fi business really needs new impulses. and OJAS is a good thing for that. It doesn't matter if in this video a mid treble horn is advertised as a turnball horn, when it's an Altec horn, assembled by Klipsch.

[John Warren]

10 hours ago, KT88 said:

The hi-fi business really needs new impulses.

 

Have you gone to any audio shows lately?  There's one in your own backyard this year (May?), I may even be there.   I suggest you go. 

 

There are suppliers making stellar audio products utilizing optimized materials, lean manufacturing methods that leverage brilliant engineering tools and design practices.  Really good hardware has always been expensive, but the product performance usually justifies the cost and limits the risk of buyer's remorse.  That has ALWAYS been the case with hi-fi.  Today however, the top two quintiles of the market are way better than anything made in the past.   

 

 

[KT88]

2 hours ago, John Warren said:

 

Have you gone to any audio shows lately?  There's one in your own backyard this year (May?), I may even be there.   I suggest you go. 

 

There are suppliers making stellar audio products utilizing optimized materials, lean manufacturing methods that leverage brilliant engineering tools and design practices.  Really good hardware has always been expensive, but the product performance usually justifies the cost and limits the risk of buyer's remorse.  That has ALWAYS been the case with hi-fi.  Today however, the top two quintiles of the market are way better than anything made in the past.   

 

 

 

I have no doubt about the innovative power and quality of modern high-class hi-fi systems. I meant it more in the sense that new young groups of buyers should be inspired who will then later be familiar with the hobby when they can afford more expensive devices.

 

BTW here is the link to the Munich High End show in English. I try to be there.

https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-44.html

[Vivi]

On 12/19/2024 at 6:06 AM, Idontknow said:

 

 

 

C'mon, let's get real here! $8500?! Yes, there's work that goes into it, like many companies, but once you have a well oiled machine going, it's nothing. All the CNC machinery does all the cutting and they just assemble them. They get these parts at cost and I myself have built hundreds of cabinets for my own industry and I did it all by hand and I worked my A.... off. It's like what many house painters are charging. Okay it's 50k to paint your house. These people pull these ridiculous prices out of their A....! I'm not against profits and running a business, but this is typical price gouging. 

 

As the old saying goes: make your own, and stop complaining about what other people want to do with the products they make and sell.

[Idontknow]

I am making my own but it’s misleading when people try to justify price gouging, there’s no excuse for it. 

[Tom05]

The purpose of a business is to make money , the price of a product is what the market will bear. Anything higher it won’t sell . In this case a great deal of effort has been made to insure that the product will be successful and will sell , there  is no price gouging here . I consider it price gouging when a company tries to sell essential products  or services for outlandish prices , under circumstances that fall outside the normal constraints of  competition and economic  law of supply and demand . Like conditions that may exist during a crisis , pandemic or war for example.

[Travis In Austin]

4 hours ago, Idontknow said:

I am making my own but it’s misleading when people try to justify price gouging, there’s no excuse for it. 

It’s not price gouging. Look that term up and get back to me. 
 

 

[Woofers and Tweeters]

6 hours ago, Idontknow said:

I am making my own but it’s misleading when people try to justify price gouging, there’s no excuse for it. 

I want a new Bugatti, but they cost too much. 
Breaking that ^^ sentence down: there is one fact and one opinion. It's a fact that I want one, it's my opinion that the car costs too much. 

Many times on this forum, people say (x) is "priced too high, costs too much, is not worth it, OR it's worth more, is priced too low, etc."
Worth is between the one selling and the buyer(s).  

Not that it's any of my business, but why are you letting the price bother you? 
I hope they sell the he!! out of them and expand into OjaScala. Not my money, not my monkey, not my business.

[John Warren]

15 hours ago, Tom05 said:

 Like conditions that may exist during a crisis, pandemic or war for example.

 

This is what happens when the cost of necessary consumables are not "adjusted" to account for demand.  

 

 

[John Warren]

How does one get "price gouged" purchasing a "luxury" item say, for example, Hi-Fi gear?  By definition, isn't purchasing a luxury item an exercise in getting gouged willingly?

 

Price gouging is real, universities and healthcare institutions are the experts.

[Tom05]

1 hour ago, John Warren said:

 

This is what happens when the cost of necessary consumables are not "adjusted" to account for demand.  

 

 

Price gouging isn’t a good way to fight panic buying.