Someone mentioned the 1970's McIntosh triangular speakers. When I was a old enough to work summer jobs, my friend and I were shopping for stereos. We went to the Mac dealer in north Fort Lauderdale and heard them at only the second high end store I had visited Our local Boca Raton store was totally out of our price range, with its Maggies, Audio Research, and "entry level" Luxman equipment. Even with our naive ears, except for being musicians of sorts, we both agreed that those were horrible sounding speakers.
In the middle of the Summer, my buddy had decided on a Pioneer receiver that was several hundred dollars. That same Mac dealer carried them for their relatively impoverished customers. When we got paid on a Friday, we rushed to the store in our electrician boots, denim tennis shorts and tee shirts, because they were only open from 9-5 for their wealthier clientele. No one would help us. In fact, the sales people were maneuvering the few other customers away from us, while giving us dirty side glances. Finally, my buddy took out a stack of bills and started waving them around, yelling, "If you want us to leave, simply take my money and let me buy this receiver. They quickly complied, without a hint of an apology. When Advents came out, the Boca store picked them up along with Phase linear for a truly entry level product! They treated us like royalty, because that was before Boca Raton was infiltrated by people who wanted to glean some breeding, but not manners, by moving there from Fort Lauderdale.
In the middle of the Summer, my buddy had decided on a Pioneer receiver that was several hundred dollars. That same Mac dealer carried them for their relatively impoverished customers. When we got paid on a Friday, we rushed to the store in our electrician boots, denim tennis shorts and tee shirts, because they were only open from 9-5 for their wealthier clientele. No one would help us. In fact, the sales people were maneuvering the few other customers away from us, while giving us dirty side glances. Finally, my buddy took out a stack of bills and started waving them around, yelling, "If you want us to leave, simply take my money and let me buy this receiver. They quickly complied, without a hint of an apology. When Advents came out, the Boca store picked them up along with Phase linear for a truly entry level product! They treated us like royalty, because that was before Boca Raton was infiltrated by people who wanted to glean some breeding, but not manners, by moving there from Fort Lauderdale.