Hi folks. My internet "dot com" company went bankrupted over the weekend and I had no access to the web until I came into work this morning. First and foremost, I'd like to thank you all for the posts. In response to Cornfedboy, I'd love to stand up and tell my local sales guy that I smell cow dung in his breath everytime he tries to sell me something, but I can't for two reasons. One, I didn't have enough experience about networking cables to challenge him. Secondly, even if I did have expertise in about the topic, I would mostlikely hold my frustration back because the dealers have one up on me. Like most of you, I have only a handfull of hifi salons in my area. There's definately a clear line between the small boutique and the chain stores. Most of my bad experiences were at the chain stores (the bigger stores that focus more on home theatres probabably due to better margins). The fact still remains that I can't really piss these guys off because I don't want to drive 50 miles away the next time I want to audition something. Can you imagine if your local dealers have your picture posted in the back offices as the customer from hell? Every since I have found Audiogon, I find myself purchasing less components from my local dealers. Come to think of it, I think I visit them more now a days to audition components I learned about on Audiogon. I know it's not fair to the dealers or us consumers (considering mark-up they charges us), but this is one main reason why I put up with their bull crap and at the same time I don't buy anything from the sales guys that strings me along. How are your relations with your local dealers? Are you finding similar problems? Do they treat you different knowing that you're a picky customer who often audition items but seldom buy anything. One more thing before I end this post, I have two cars-a BMW 5 series and a Toyota Corolla (my commuter car). I definately noticed that I get much more attention/service when I drive the BMW to audition products than when I drive my Corolla. Isn't that funny?
Is my Salesman telling the Truth?
I stopped by my local hifi salon yesterday and my sales guy was blabbing how much cardas sucks and taralabs are so much better. Since the topic of cable preference is a very personal/subjective issue, I decided not to touch it with a 3 meter pole. He then goes on to say that network cables such as Transparent and MIT doesn't do a thing for single wire post speakers (non-biwire). I understand that most sales guys are knowledgeable and would never lie to make a sale (yeah right), but can some one comfirm or explain why this is? Thanks in advance.