Re: Re: Looperlative LP2

[Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>]

Thanks, Zak,

that was a very honest and compassionate reply.

I apologize for missing your initial posts.

I was just contacted by someone who said that the LP2 was getting a beating
on the GearPage and that it might behoove me to respond to it.

It's all been imperfect and I hope my post there conveys that I don't 
hold it against anyone
who was frustrated or who gave up on the unit.

I also really wanted to say that I still believe it's a very cool thing 
and the warts seem to be behind us
now.

thanks for writing and sharing your thoughts.

with a lot of respect,    Rick



On 4/5/12 11:48 AM, Zak Kramer wrote:
> As the person who's supposedly giving the LP2 a "beating" over on TGP, 
> I'd like to state a few things.
> 1. I knew about Bob's personal problems, and posted about them there 
> back in July, in the context of asking folks to be patient. In fact, 
> if you go over the (admittedly lengthy) thread carefully, you will see 
> that I took it upon myself to keep folks there informed, in the hopes 
> that he would not lose the use of  (any more) deposits. While I 
> completely understand his position, I think it's also understandably 
> difficult for some folks to justify allowing Bob the use of their 
> money for a year or more without really knowing what's going on. 
> Still, I did so, for fourteen months and 2 units. I only wish it could 
> have worked out better -- and I mean that sincerely.
> 2. I attempted to convey my experiences as carefully as possible, by 
> putting a lot of thought into and then clearly outlining my signal 
> path and methodology, and eschewing emotional judgements to the 
> greatest extent possible. Furthermore, I followed the suggestions of 
> several folks, including Bob, to solve my problems, eg. trying a 
> variety of power sources and using all 3 input gain levels. None of 
> these resulted in a usable product *for me* (which I was also careful 
> to state) and so I asked for, and received, a refund.
> 3. The goodwill Bob has around here was one of the primary reasons 
> that I was so patient, and why I urged others to do the same. While I 
> certainly became quite frustrated, and was ultimately disappointed, I 
> do not, nor have I ever, borne Bob any personal animus, and as such, I 
> have never expressed same. I cannot express enough that I have a great 
> deal of respect for Bob and what he is trying to do, in a difficult 
> personal situation, in a difficult market, and in a challenging economy.
> All of that, however, while true, is beside the point: I was sold a 
> unit with the promise of absolutely superb sound quality, and instead 
> received a unit that in no way lived up to that promise -- even after 
> I returned the first unit in the hopes that the first release bugs 
> were worked out. In comparison, I pre-ordered a Boomerang III, and 
> waited quite a while (I don't remember exactly how long; at least 
> 6mo.) My first unit didn't work, and I was on the phone with Mike 
> within hours, and then his hardware guy (Lee?) later that night. I was 
> cross-shipped a fully tested and properly functioning unit, which I 
> still have to this day.
> I sincerely hope that Bob can deliver the looper he wants to create, 
> and plenty of folks want to use, and that all of this can be chalked 
> up to "growing pains."
> Zak Kramer