[sdiy][OT] Announcing Electro Acoustic Research

[Steve R]

Kevin and Everyone,

On Jul 30, 2005, at 2:49 PM, Kevin Haywood wrote:

> why not *at least* offer pre-populated boards, so that people using 
> different formats don't have to waste money *and* throw away perfectly 
> good parts and panels to use the modules in their systems??  i think 
> this is even more annoying in the case of the proposed oakley modules; 
> i've been buying tony's boards for years, and now you're telling me 
> that i can *only* buy them from you, and *only* in one of two 
> assembled formats?
>
> separately, i think the term "exclusive" implies not just that you're 
> the only one offering a particular design, but that you're the only 
> one *allowed* to offer it.

EAR is currently not selling kits because our exclusive licensing 
agreement with Oakley Sound is specifically for selling complete 
modules.

EAR chose to license and produce Oakley Sound modules because they're 
solid products from Tony Allgood - a reputable designer.
We were already setting up assembly ops for multiple lines when we read 
the June 16th announcement that Oakley Sound was discontinuing 
production.
Like many on this board, we're musicians that didn't want to see Oakley 
Sound completely vanish and we wanted to keep Tony's designs available.

All of the Oakley Sound product sold by EAR will be new production, 
using all new parts from the PCB's to the faceplates to the knobs.

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"already bent"

steve rightnour
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