To Bill Old fool, again we get into this you will never know more about audio then me,unlike you, I DO NOT DO THIS AS A HOBBY! I have been a professional audio salesman for close to 20 years and have worked for two of the top high end audio dealerships in the US before opening up my own shop in late 2005. Here is my professional resume:
Started working in high end sales at Sound by Singer in New York in 1989 worked there until 2005 except for for three years working for Innovative Audio.
In close to 20 years in New York professional audio retail, by the way Bill before you became a "dealer" what did you do for a living? I have sold thousands of components and hundreds of systems. I have gone to CES, CEDIA, and worked two of the Stereophile shows.
I was the top Wilson Salesman in the 1990
I was the top Transparent Audio salesman in 19992
I was one of the top Krell salespeople in the 1990s
I was one of the top DCS salespeople in the country
I was one of the top VTL salespeople in the country
I was the top VAC salespeople in the country
I was the top Meadowlark Audio salespeople in the country
I was the top BAT salesman in 2000-2005
I was one of the top Nordost, Black Diamond Racing, and
Synergistic Research salespeople in history of those companies
I designed a $300,000.00 board room project for Tommy Boy Records.
I designed a $200,000.00 mastering room monitoring system for the late Gabe Weiner of Quintessential Sound in New York, this system was on the cover of Mix Magizine.
I was flown to England twice to setup a $150,000.00 high end home theater as well as Canada for the same thing.
I have sold and played with Halcro, Burmester, Krell, Audio Research, CJ, Boulder, Krell, Spectral, Audio Note, Audio Valve, VAC, Manley, VTL, JM Labs, Wilson, Pipedreams, Apogee, Martin Logan, Sonus Faber, DCS, Esoteric, Bel Canto and more brands than I can remember.
I am ISF certified, and have studied acoustics and home theater design with Russ Hershelman and Keith Yates.
I now own my own shop with close to $600,000.00 worth of high end on DISPLAY not in catalog pictures like you.
Can you please tell the readers how real a dealer you are by showing pictures of your showrooms or the amount of equipment you have on active display!
Bill go back to the little corner of the world where you reside and let the big boys play, as you have demonstrated you are full of bravado but you can't back any of it up.
My resume is public knowledge in the industry, I know most of the vendors in this industry by name and over the years I have worked with most of them.
You are a self proclaimed expert, please let us hear how much you really know about this industry and this hobby.
I am all ears are you?