I do not have any knowledge about Western Electrics speakers. I will look them up though. I have preferred JBL speakers for a long time but now I have Quads at my personal spaces and Dalis at the living room. I am very much satisfied with both brands.
As to digital being better than vinyl, I...
I prefer to listen to my "old" stuff. I humbly disagree with you on new gear's objective being better looks than better sound. The home entertainment system I got for the family really sounds great. Those Dali speakers put out the clearest sound and when my son wants to listen to his mind...
I never bought anything because it was "old" or "nostalgic". Every equipment I have bought in my life was "brand new" and "state of the art" at its time. We just grew old together with some of them. I recently coughed a lot of money for a "state of the art" home theater system for the family...
I'm in manufacturing business. A lemon slips through, no matter how you try to make things perfect. The important thing is not letting the customer suffer for it. Customer appreciation is the real capital you have. By the way, I have another Marantz at my office. I bought it in 1977. Still going...
Update: Marantz did not opt for changing the HDMI board, they sent me a new machine instead. It seems that the company did not loose anything from its dependability in the last forty years or so. Thank you Marantz.
I purchased an sr7009 a couple of weeks ago, it couldn't be turned on. No lights or anything. The dealer replaced it with a new one and that one worked for exactly one and a half days before frying its HDMI board. Now the service is inquiring from Marantz if that board is covered by the...