How would you run an audio salon?


Just wondering, as an audiophile how would you set up an audiophile shop?
I have got some ideas but will post them later except to say I would limit the number of brands and try my best to get it to sound its very best.
pedrillo

Showing 1 response by cdc

I would open up a store (like maybe a soundproofed store in a shopping mall) where I could sell a speaker that could play really, really loud with reasonable sound quality. Add in dual sub's for customers who need even more bass.
Play it loud, play it proud.
Forget about sublty and nuance. Hit 'em right between the eyes, I say.
This may sound stupid but what sold me for my first hi-end purchase (B&W vs. Epos) was because it played loud and was exciting to listen to. Found out about sound quality later on. On a similar note, man I never knew how loud CM-4's could play until one day at a strip mall with some punk =:-O in the next room.

They other idea is sell one speaker but make it tunable with different drivers, eq. etc. to sound however you want. Same with the amp - you know the stories on how solid state can be tuned to sound like a tube amp.
Little inventory, customized to customer's taste.

Not hi-end you say? Well neither is Bose and Ipod and I hear they are doing just fine.