So what happens when Shindo gear breaks?
I have to ask the tough question...
If all gear is hand built by Ken Shindo from NOS parts and NOS tubes, etc etc. what happens when it breaks? All tube gear fails sooner or later no matter who builds it.
And, if all of these fine art pieces are the result of one man who has been doing this for over 30 years, what happens when either he is no longer doing it, or the NOS parts needed to repair are no longer available? NOS tubes continue to get more and more scarce (and more expensive all the time) with a finite limit to their existence.
If so much of the Shindo magic is centered around parts and tubes that are no longer available and at best now available from only one man, what is the assurance that this level of sound quality will be maintained, say 10 years from now?
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