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| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Paper: good idea, actually heard similar ideas floated. Problem is, as always, time and capital to get it going. Thanks for the thoughts.Tennis: guess we'll have to wait and see. I wouldn't rule out the draw of hands-on product contact; been to an... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Sherpa: We may both be a trifle naive, but we're thinking along parallel lines. More later.Loomis: Not going to tell you again that you're correct, but yeah,you are. ;->Git-tar: Interesting how the CEO of Hollywood Video is now the CEO of Ultim... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Tennis: I'm not disputing your premise. I will say that consumers, myself included, can learn a fair amount about a product. Is that knowledge equal to what a good dealer knows about a product through his relationship with and communication from a... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Ballan: your point about the preciousness of music and the need for noble action is spot-on. One of the things that continues to bemuse and baffle me is how something as fundamentally wonderful as the love of music can degenerate into the back-bit... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Mr.: there's nothing better than a good dealer. I know guys who routinely do things that make Abe Lincoln's 10-mile walk to return a penny look like the act of a slacker. In an economy where price is crucial, dealers have to have products and serv... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Ballan: back to your long comment. I couldn't agree with you more about the opportunity presented by iPods, and your experience with pros re: iPod sounds sadly familiar. Once again, we have the True Believers wanting to deal only with other TB's, ... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Swan: good points, and I think many of us travel lighter than we used to. I'm heartened by the level of performance now available from portable digital sources and small speakers, and shudder to think of moving thousands of books and LPs again. Sh... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Loomis:You are correct, sir! Marketing of high end audio is largely preaching to the choir. As audiophiles age, die off or (God forbid!) actually get a system and stick with it, the pool of available customers is drying up.Our next entry in The Hu... | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? Ballan: You may be right. "High end" may be somewhat alienating. The term is used in all consumer product groups, and does convey a whiff of snootiness. We have sports cars--maybe it should be "sports stereo"!Pedrillo: Does this have to do with al... | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close Bj, Z, Macro, Fig,AZ, Moon: to each his own. Each of your comments contain truth.Dan: thanks for cutting to the chase. There are few businesses where one can spend appreciable amounts of time before wrapping up (literally or figuratively) a purcha... | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close Map: thanks for the image of guys in white shirts, black hats and suspenders, covertly listening to Def Leppard in a barn! Classic.Ogi: thanks for that cheery thought!Ozy: right. I think....Orpheus: yeah, they had a lot of kudzu in Mississippi, so... | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close Davey:Years ago when I was in the racing industry in Memphis, a guy walked into our showroom wearing overalls and muddy boots. As the junior salesman, I looked to see if any of the other guys were going to help the farmer at the counter. No one di... | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close Speaking of Steve Guttenberg, his blog today addresses concerns on the subject of brick and mortar survival:Cnet Article | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close Thanks for the comments, all. I'm especially glad to read positive comments about dealers who, along with manufacturers and distributors, are the risk-takers in a difficult and unpredictable field.I got out of retail ages ago when it became obviou... | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close Ferrari: great story. Thanks.Map: If they're gonna do that, why not just have a security guard like they do at Tiffany?Loom: dunno what to tell you. Never been that much of a masochist, and been in audio too long to put up with nonsense.Chaz: I li... |