Interest in an interconnect


Hello there, this is my first post here. My business friend and I have been kicking around the idea of starting an online interconnect "library" where it would be possible to rent interconnects. Our plan would involve a small one-time fee of perhaps 5 or 10 dollars, and would include your first rental. Thereafter, a one week checkout would also be about 10 bucks. Additionally, with each rental we would include a formatted page for you to fill out with your current system and a brief (1 paragraph or so) review of the sound with that particular interconnect and, ultimately, what was purchased; subsequent rentals of that interconnect would include these previous comments so that comparisons could be made.

Is there any interest in this sort of setup? What about pricing? If you have any helpful feedback, positive or negative, please post and let me know.

Thanks for your time!
ryanp100

Showing 1 response by sean

This sounds like an excellent idea and something that i too have thought about. While the Cable Company offers something along the same lines, it is not quite what you described. Letting the public access the various cable reviews and info could be VERY helpful.

Since cables can be so "flavorful" or system dependent, there really is a need to try several different makes / models to see what works best. It is strange that something as simple as various wire configurations could make such a drastic difference ( good OR bad ) with all of the money that we have put into active electronic circuitry and components.

You better devise some type of "fool proof" plan on inspecting returns and how to bill people for "damage" along with the appropriate disclaimer. While i think that most people are honest and try to be "straight up", it is amazing what people can do when making simple connections.

You might also want to restructure your price on "rentals". I won't go into details here, but you would be out of business REAL fast at the rate that you're talking. Sean
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