Does Anyone Else Member the Golden Age of Audio Insults and Product Degradation?
My time in audio (and, video) goes way back. How far back? Does selling console stereos with ceramic cartridges mounted on record changers go back far enough? Things were very competitive back then. And, energetic and creative peddlers of consumer electronics didn't hold anything back.
Here's some examples from my memory. Maybe you can add some of your own?
Maggotbox: Magnavox
RCA Victim: RCA Victor
Kindlingwood: Kenwood
Soundshitty: Sansui
Altec Lansing "Voice of the Outhouse": "Voice of the Theater"
Karmon Hardon: Harmon Kardon
And, who can forget?: "No highs. No lows. It must be Bose."
Or: "You can knock a Yamaha. But, you can't Nakamichi."
Enjoy.
@cd318 I'm with you on the Schitt Audio thing. I think they really missed some "marketing opportunities" to leverage their name to promote the brand. A few in the long list of possibilities: GIVE-A Schitt: Gift Card Schitt TOGETHER: Cables and interconnects DEEP Schitt: Subwoofer Schitt STORM: Power amp Im pretty sure I won't be getting a call from the folks at Schitt Audio seeking my advice. |
I sold audio gear in retail for a couple of years in the early 90’s in the suburban Philadelphia market. Here’s a few things I remember: 1. NAD stood for “Not Always Defective” 2. Sony ES stood for “Extra Sides” (Our store carried the regular Sony line, but an audio store competitor a few doors away sold the ES line. Anyone asking for Sony ES, we told them it was exactly the same gear we carried with Extra Sides. 3. Customers always came in asking for Bose because of the incredible name recognition. “No highs, no lows, than it must be Bose!”
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