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if money talks and nobody walks, money knows no gender. therefore, women should be able to deal with less than sympathetic audio salesmen by flashing a credit card or cash.

based upon some of the encounters with audio salesmen reported on audiogon, women are not the only sex having a hard time at some upscale audio salons.

hi pookie10:

is it possible that your experiences have not been representative of audio professionals, but rather represent a minority of audio professionals ? perhaps you might consider them audio rednecks.

there are intolerant people in all professions, but they are not the majority.
i am not doubting the veracity of your anecdotal observations. however, most business persons are motivated by self preservation, i.e., generating a profit from their endeavors. thus it is counterproductive to antagonize a customer and not make a sale.

it is never a good idea to generalize. i can cite several honorable and consumer-friendly audio dealers, to counter the unpleasant experiences of others. what does that prove ?

it's fair to say that every barrel has some rotten apples.
that's obvious.

what i meant to say is: generalizations based upon experience are usually incorrect. such generalizations are based upon induction. the results of induction can be disproven by one example, whereas the results of induction cannot be proven.

thank you for your observation.

hi superhonestben:

designing audio systems by women for women does not preclude male purchasers, just as designing stereo systems by men for men does not preclude the possibility that women will want to own them.

in either case there is no discrimination. neither men nor women would be prevented from buying the aforementioned stereo systems, if they were avaiable to both genders, without any restrictions.

whether audio salesman are personable or supercilious, the question is can you buy what you want at a fair price, in spite of attitude problems ?

i believe if you are negotiator, you can deflect any negativity on the part of salespersons or store owners, they want to sell and hopefully, they can entice you to buy. its all business, nothing personal.

if you keep an open mind and consider each experience for what it is and do all of the analysis you can, you will make an intelligent decision in a stochastic world.

generalizations often over simplify and lead to erroneous decisions.

you ask "what else is there" ? the answere is confidence, after assessing all of the variables.

in audio, confidence comes from auditioning a component in one's stereo system. all else is risk.

there is one interesting visual on the web site which seems to attempt to attract men, namely the presence of a pretty female face.

i think the key to a successful audio business does not entail treating men or women differently. rather, if people are not pressured, left to browse and allowed to listen, both men and women will feel well served. after all, men and women are human beings. physical differences are irrelevant to consumption.