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Burned out hi fi salesman

Have any of you come across a burned out hi fi salesman? I was at my local dealer the other day and was talking to one of the sales guys. In my opinion he is damaged goods! According to him he has had all the equipment at different times one could imagine. He said that he came to the conclusion that all hi fi components are within 5 % of each other in terms of sound (All things being equal). The fact that he currently does not even OWN a stereo is not a good sign! How can you relate to your customers if you're not even into hi fi yourself? I would advise anyone to ask the sales person they are dealing with questions about his or her preference with repects to the equipment they themselves own. As I say, the gentleman I talked to was non caring, un-involved, bitter, etc... Don't make hi fi choices beased on the "Expert"advise of an individual such as this. The lesson for me? Ask questions about your sales person first........then ask about the various equipment! You'll have fun and make better choices! Cheers,

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drew_w
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Just learn to shop on Audiogon. Solve all those problems. :)
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johnk
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I had my chance to buy my friends audioshop I looked into it did a biz plan etc. and found it to be a dying biz .Only thing floating it was HT home install.Well for years I bought most all my gear from these fine folks but as time moved on and audio types like me started looking into other types of systems instead on giant SS or Tube amp with low eff loudspeakers.This and all the other local shops just moved into more HT gear so if I wanted to buy in town it was order only and wait and even then hardly any choice for gear.So I had no choice but to purchase online and DIY.Audioshops did this to themselfs why blame the customers?
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artizen65
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Move to Denver CO.

We have many execelent shops in town. Although most do HT also they still have an execelent assortment of Highend gear. Both for the HT enthusist and the Audiophool.

Michael
dlstephenson
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Perkidin,

At 24, when I purchased my first new porsche, the first sales person did not even want to talk to me so I went down the cubes and found a sales person that wanted my business, this salesperson not only took me for a test drive but really sounded interested in working with me. I paid cash that day. Treat your clients as you would want to be treated. Simple but effective. (oh and back then 911s were only 30,000)
mario_giberti
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My experience with hi fi in NH was going into one of the few high end dealers (mostly home theater) and asking about tube amps. I was shown a Golden Tube tube SE 40 amp for about $1000, told all the Chinese stuff was junk, and told to buy this from them used with no warranty. This was the only tube amp in the store at the time. Lack of choice is a major reason I purchase on Audiogon. They also showed me a set of consignment speakers made by " Kestral 2 ". I advised them these were "Meadowlark" Kestral 2's, and let them know the manufacturer was out of business. Lack of knowledge was also an issue with me. Audiogon has been a lifesaver for me, and allowed me to assemble a system I could not have put together from any local dealers.
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