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  B&W in best buy
wondering what folks think of B&W being sold in best buy --

A sign of the times I would have to say-but sad

any thoughts?
Shel50  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-20-11
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09-20-11   Getting good audio equipment out where the public can see an ...   Uru975

09-20-11   Was it current product, or close out? i'm sure any dealers t ...   Danielk141

09-20-11   They have all of the new diamond series except for 800 diamo ...   Ericjcabrera

09-21-11   As much as i hate to say it, its a good and bad thing. i g ...   Systembuilder

09-21-11   It can only and inevitably lower the prestige rating by asso ...   Soniqmike

09-21-11   My understanding was that bb was only going to carry the 600 ...   Dtc

09-21-11   Most everything is made in china these days. no big deal whe ...   Shadorne

09-21-11   Actually it just occurred to me that it was a magnolia theat ...   Ericjcabrera

09-21-11   From what i've read, best buy is trying to salavage its magn ...   Loomisjohnson

09-21-11   I was astonished, a few years ago, to see a pair of kef-bran ...   Rdavwhitaker

09-21-11   I agree with the comment that there is almost nobody in the ...   Dtc

09-21-11   You can bet they won't have the top of the line in their st ...   Recordho

09-21-11   One of my local best buys uses one of their "high end&q ...   Mapman

09-21-11   The mag stores carry the higher end b&w. some of the larger ...   Bighead63

09-22-11   Rumor is that walmart is going to sell the whole line of b&w ...   Yogiboy

09-23-11: Kbarkamian
My local BB/Magnolia has the B&W 600 and CM series. They also have entry level Martin Logan, Energy, Def Tech, and Mirage. They used to drive them with Primmare integrateds, but dropped those along with Vienna. I think Sumiko stopped selling to them.

I know people think it's a bad thing, but I disagree. There's nothing wrong with people being exposed to this stuff IMO. They're definitely not nearly as busy as the rest of the store, but they've got a share of people looking around.

If they keep it entry level, I don't think it'll hurt the brick and mortar guys much, if at all. Most people in there wouldn't go to a brick and mortar audio shop anyway IMO. It may also motivate a few to go to one and see what they've got.

I don't think 800 series stuff or Mac and the like are a good move though. My local Magnolia is limited to Pioneer Elete, Yamaha and Denon AVRs and DVD players, so I guess the downside is the customer won't really hear what the speakers are capable of.

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09-24-11   Getting better gear into the main stream retail stores is a ...   Tmsorosk

09-26-11   "i can remember when kef was the prestige speaker brand ...   6550c


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