Prpixel's story is specific to him but nevertheless it's very generic to the high end audio scene. This is what has happened to too many brick and mortar shops. The greed and arrogance is there in spades without an appropriate economy to support it and it's down right insulting to be thought of as that ignorant. His post epitomizes what is wrong with high end audio. There are simply too many retailers that feel entitled. Apologies to the good ones.
What do audio shops need to do to survive ?
Take 2:
The Internet wave is going still, making it easier for us to buy practicaly anything, including high-end (and bad-end ) audio also.
There are difinite advantages to being able to walk in a shop, glance around, get helpfull friendly advice, and, without pressure, sit down for an audition. Problem is, this doens't happen very often...so...is there still a worthwhile value to brick and mortar shops?
The Internet wave is going still, making it easier for us to buy practicaly anything, including high-end (and bad-end ) audio also.
There are difinite advantages to being able to walk in a shop, glance around, get helpfull friendly advice, and, without pressure, sit down for an audition. Problem is, this doens't happen very often...so...is there still a worthwhile value to brick and mortar shops?