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12-09-05
To preface what i say. i work in a home theater department ... Andyzspot
12-09-05
How many 22 y/o college students purchase $3300 amps? i thi ... Perkadin
12-11-05
Just learn to shop on audiogon. solve all those problems. :) Drew_w
12-12-05
I had my chance to buy my friends audioshop i looked into it ... Johnk
12-12-05
Move to denver co. we have many execelent shops in town. a ... Artizen65
12-13-05
Perkidin, at 24, when i purchased my first new porsche, the ... Dlstephenson
12-19-05
My experience with hi fi in nh was going into one of the few ... Mario_giberti
03-30-06: Anacrusis
As a hi fi saleman of close to thirty years here's my take:
Don't go into a stereo store and waste a saleman's time if, regardless of what you hear, you are not going to buy from him or her and then rationalize your guilt and your ethical obligation away expose facto by saying that you weren't treated right. Tell the salesperson up front that you're not there to buy but to gather information and listen. If he's worth his salt and he has the time he'll spend it with you and enjoy the experience. But woe be tide unto you if you take the salesman away from his floor while he can be making money.
Our perceptions of value outside of nature are nothing more than an illusion and on a very real level buying something from anyone is nothing less than an act of kindness and humanity. The idea that you can quantify, by percentages, the quality of sound or the accuracy of sound or the joy derived from the sound is the silliest thing I have ever heard of. Stereo sales people burn out because they don't get traffic, they can't sell, or they don't love the hobby.
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04-02-06
Burnout is a problem in all walks of professional life. i tr ... Lrsky
04-03-06
Larry, would your action be the same if the guy was wearing ... Rhljazz
04-03-06
I started working in an audio store when i was 16 years old. ... Cwlondon
04-03-06
Rhljazz, most assuredly!!! that is axiomatic for any good sa ... Lrsky
04-03-06
Cwlondon, i was only describing events--you've missed the po ... Lrsky
04-04-06
Lrsky again, i appreciate what i interpret to be your good ... Cwlondon
04-13-06
The reason that all the components he has heard sound within ... Mint604
04-14-06
it is a routine, isn't it? either that, or an urban legend ... Evita
04-14-06
Evita, i've been thinking the same thing but could not figur ... Macrojack
04-14-06
Evita yes, very well and elegantly stated - the "rout ... Cwlondon
04-14-06
slinky new young girlfriends on the arm of a banker carry no ... Evita
04-14-06
Another issue that compromises this industry is the objectiv ... Macrojack
04-14-06
Excellent question, macrojack. i do see it going away, actu ... Boa2
04-14-06
Wow, this thread is amazingly grim. i've had great experien ... Mdhoover
04-14-06
Boa2, i believe you just demonstrated the distinction betwee ... Macrojack
04-15-06
Maybe at this point, we should all just hold hands and have ... Cwlondon
04-15-06
Done cheers steve Stevecham
04-15-06
Mdhoover, sorry for my part of the grim-fest. we happen to ... Boa2
04-15-06
I agree with cs. but as a consumer it's your job to find th ... Biomimetic
04-16-06
Funny and interesting thread. while i don't necessarily ag ... Kthomas
04-17-06
Think of stereo equip as a hill with an increasing slope, th ... Elevenzero1
04-17-06
I visited a stereo shop in orange county, so cal a couple ye ... Gunbei
04-17-06
Life is the view from a moving train. every time you look ou ... Macrojack
04-21-06
Here's some advice for hi fi salesmen and salesmen of all th ... Anacrusis
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