lrsky
Responses from lrsky
| Circuit City is Closing, Liquidating Tom, I thought at one time, that the Magnolia in Best Buy might be a mistake, and given the sales people I have met, it still may be, but it certainly gives them the full range of product offerings.I am sure you're right about CC losing after they... | |
| Musicians? Student of music since the age of 7, which, is about 50 years ago. Played Alto Sax, Tenor, Bari, some clarinet, in Bands, orchestras etc.Played professionally from the age of 13, funny story. Earned money for dating all though high school. Loved i... | |
| Quad ESL owners question Sound Labs | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Blindjim,First, my perspective, so you'll know how flawed my interpretation is...and subjective.I have heard everything from Wilson's best at $130K, to MBL's best, at I think, $119K, to the other mega priced speakers. When I heard these, on one oc... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Blindjim,Several years ago, when I WAS involved in retail, I put a $30K pair of speakers, as LR, a $9K center voice, and a pair of $18K rear speakers in a home theater set up. The amps were excellent quality too, with the total system coming in at... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Gawdbless,Years ago, THIEL sold more dollar volume, in their top end models than their lesser priced units. I know this seems to be a given to some, but since the price then was, (some 18 years ago) about ten times the retail to retail, they, at l... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Brimac et al,Great post, and well thought out. "Seems to me you could do a whole lot better selling services a la carte to shoppers who need them. Bundling the service with the product is a solution for some, but it's patently obvious that, for th... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Tvad says: "Teaching, or demonstrating value takes longer than paying at the checkout stand, and many buyers simply don't have the patience to take the time to understand what they may gain by utilizing a dealer who provides them with extra servic... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Blindjim,What an interesting perspective...a man of great intelligence.Any product presented, meeting all the base requirements of a given market or human need have what is known as 'utility'. Utility, (going back in to distant memeory of Econ101)... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Guys (girls),I had resisted being on Audiogon for quite a while because it seemed that no matter what the subject there was always someone willing to be a jerk, intentionally starting a fight. Really, it was never ending trash talking, more like a... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? To put margins in perspective...I am told by a friend who has sold furniture for many years, that the wholesale to retail in furniture is, one third of the retail price. So a $1000. retail item costs the dealer about $300. He also said that this v... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? "The mark up on a lot of high end audio gear is absolutely shocking."Just looking for clarification Macdadtexas...I don't know what most people consider 'shocking' profits.Are you of the impression that audio dealers making high margins or is it t... | |
| DK Design Group X-Dream - wow I responded last night, well...at 4:14am this morning, privately. Now, I'll elaborate on my last email.He stated:"I talked with 2 actual owners, however I was never given a chance to hear the speaker..."Again, there are no multiple owners. The cab... | |
| Jungson JA88D anyone? I have not heard the new NAD you mention, so to say, 'no, don't buy the NAD would be unfair. Yet...I don't think I would pay more for a product that I would guess to be not quite as sonically pleasant. Having said that, I have always loved NAD. St... | |
| DK Design Group X-Dream - wow OK, some 3 years later, I can inform you, that, there is no evidence that Positive Feedback heard the speakers...and further that as Owner/Founder of LSA who purchased DK Designs and wrapped them into the umbrella of LSA Group, the the speakers in... |