Hey guys,

Just a heads up of a post I saw on Facebook. For a small company in a niche market, that kind of loss can threaten being able to stay in business. Avoid crazy deals and no buying off the street or in back alleys/white vans.

They should release a quick revision to the product line.

Hopefully they have the list of serials and make them public.

At least initially on Facebook they stated they would publish a list of the serials, I have kept up to see if they have or not.

I've heard no mention as to whether or not they had insurance.  Every commercial lease I've read has a provision requiring the leasee obtain insurance.   If they catch the thieves, they ultimately will be ordered to pay restitution.   

The thieves won't have the money to pay restitution.

In California about half the time, victims of crime don't get their money (i.e., restitution).

I'm surprised it's half the time or even remotely close.

 

There only hope of being made whole is to recapture the product.

They said something about headphones without serials in the initial text, so I suspect they expect the thieves to obscure the serials somehow, either by filing off or somehow else.

Looks like its not just headphones

http://www.stereophile.com/content/devastating-audio-rip-offs-california

I posted a link on reddit.  Hopefully awareness of this crime helps solve it.  I know reddit played a role in catching the thieves that ripped off TTVJ Audio.  Let's hope for the best!

 

edit:  I also shared this on Facebook.  If anyone else has any ideas on how to spread the word, please let me know.

Edited March 2, 201511 yr by jimmyb233

Saw this posted 2 days ago on another forum. Wouldn't want this sort of shit happening to anybody, any individual and any business of any sort.

 

To be honest though judging from the way the Stereophile article was written about the thieves avoiding detection and was all professional alike, this sounded like an inside job with help of one its employees or somebody who has been inside there HQ, I mean the LCD headphones ain't cheap, but it takes a person who know where's what and how to move shit to rob $250,000 worth of headphones in over a few hours early in the morning. 

 

Could be a disgruntled ex-employee who use to work at Audeze. Somebody with enough knowledge and familiarity to know where things are but not kept up to date with knowing (for example the new EL-8 headphones) are stored in there warehouse.

 

This ain't exactly like the TTVJ case where some of the amplifiers robbed were already high 4-5 digit priced gears. 

 

Maybe due to the latest boom in head gear audio, maybe we are dealing with a new syndicate targeting specific companies and stores and businesses?

 

My 2c.

Edited March 2, 201511 yr by DefQon

it was the CIA

former customers upset that minor revisions to their headphones caused the used market to fall through the floor.

former customers upset that minor revisions to their headphones caused the used market to fall through the floor.

This may be a possibility also. *Grins away*