Does Anyone Else Member the Golden Age of Audio Insults and Product Degradation?


My time in audio (and, video) goes way back.  How far back?  Does selling console stereos with ceramic cartridges mounted on record changers go back far enough?  Things were very competitive back then.  And, energetic and creative peddlers of consumer electronics didn't hold anything back.

Here's some examples from my memory.  Maybe you can add some of your own?

Maggotbox:  Magnavox

RCA Victim:  RCA Victor

Kindlingwood:  Kenwood

Soundshitty:  Sansui

Altec Lansing "Voice of the Outhouse":  "Voice of the Theater"

Karmon Hardon:  Harmon Kardon

And, who can forget?:  "No highs.  No lows.  It must be Bose."

Or:  "You can knock a Yamaha.  But, you can't Nakamichi."

Enjoy.

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Great stuff!!

Thanks for participating.  Lots of old (and, new) memories.

A nice way to spend a little time before heading out in my Fix Or Repair Daily (FORD).

You guys are the best!!!

"Karmon Hardon:  Harmon Kardon"

People continually want to put an "o" in harman/kardon, when there is none. A good percentage of eBay & Craigslist ads proves that is true.