We're down to only one real mid-high shop here in MouseLand and it is increasingly preoccupied with HT installations. I carefully cultivated a personal friendship with one of the senior salespersons and it has made all the difference. Sharing the occasional pitcher of beer with this guy has been illuminative. When they can sell a $100K custom installation on the basis of a one-hour appointment, during which the most important topic is gaining the wife's approval of the grill fabric for the in-wall speakers, it isn't difficult to understand why 2-channel gets short shrift. Especially when they are plagued with braindead twits who insist on bringing three of their own interconnect sets and switching them in and out--and then announce that they found the same gear on ebay for 60% off and just wanted to hear it live before they bid on it.
Between the arrogance and highhandedness of retail owners and salespersons and the whining, bitching, niggling, and freeloading of "audiophile" customers, it is no wonder that mail order and internet shopping are rapidly becoming our only alternatives.
Will
Between the arrogance and highhandedness of retail owners and salespersons and the whining, bitching, niggling, and freeloading of "audiophile" customers, it is no wonder that mail order and internet shopping are rapidly becoming our only alternatives.
Will