Hi,
I am Roger Jönsson, owner of Line Audio Design, writing this message to clear things up.
Line Audio Design is a small company and I like it to stay that way for complete control and independence. I started out in 1989 after having worked with resales and audio rental for a few years in a company where I was part owner.
All my products are built by me and partly my wife, with some external help. PCB surface mounting is done by a local company and is completed by us, when needed with external help. Most of the metalprocessing (lathing and milling) is also done locally, but some low quantity parts are milled in house to save costs.
All measurements, selection and trimming is done by me and as this is time consuming, I have reached the limit of how many products I can build. I am usually working all days of the week, as efficiently as I can and is often thinking of a ways to save time, but as I do not have enough time it has kind of stalled at the level it is now.
When it comes to the CM3 microphones I build around 1500 pcs/year and about 95% of them are sold in stores, mainly in Sweden. In Stockholm (the capital of Sweden) alone there are several re-sellers and I in Sweden there are about 30-40 stores that stocks the CM3, given they are not waiting for delivery.
When it comes to responding to foreign order emails the last years, I am sad to say that I simply haven't found the time other than occasionally. I do ship out a few microphones and preamps every month, but that is only a fraction of the demand.
I am trying my best to change this, but haven't been able to come up with a good strategy.
At the beginning of this year I was kind of hoping that the financial crisis would fix the dilemma, but until now it haven't. As things usually slows slightly during July/August, I am planning to catch up with the emails from the last months and take som more orders. I am also getting more help with the pre-amps next month, taking some load off.
I realise that I should atleast have sent out a mass mail, explaining the situation, but I kept pushing it forward, day by day...
I am truly sorry about this and I wish there where more days in a week, so that I could keep everybody happy...
-All the best, Roger Jönsson, Line Audio Design, Sweden.