"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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iPods are having an effect, but the bigger issue, I think, is lack of
imagination and just plain balls in retailing. That's why this retailer
keeps growing every year:

http://www.rowephoto.com/index.html

Mid to high quality audio, full service, well-trained staff with
outrageous product knowledge. Began as a photo store 110 years ago. Added
audio & video in the mid-1980s. The stores are always busy. In a sense,
the owner built the business by responding to the big discounters with
"So what?" Wegmans (grocery chain) does the same thing.


Hopefully they will stay around because they are diversified. There used
to be a couple of decent high-end audio shops around my area but they have
all folded. The demand (or lack of) for quality equipment just doesn't
pay the rent anymore. Even manufacturers of decent speakers are
introducing lower performance, lower priced models of their equipment to
be carried by places like Best Buy. It's too bad because people still
spend a considerable amount of money for Best Buy's versions of Klipsch or
Martin Logan thinking they are getting high end speakers. For a small
amount more they could get the real thing.

Eisboch



Agree on Circuit City being crap. As to high end stores, some are probably
better than others. We have one in Livermore. When I was going to put in a
decent home theater system, went to them for a bid. They listened to what I
wanted, and then just ignored it. The first bid was $10,000. About $8k
above what I said my budget was. This did not include a TV, just the
speakers and amp/ receiver. Do not know if they are around anymore either.
Just a more expensive Circuit City. No one listening.

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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iPods are having an effect, but the bigger issue, I think, is lack of
imagination and just plain balls in retailing. That's why this retailer
keeps growing every year:

http://www.rowephoto.com/index.html

Mid to high quality audio, full service, well-trained staff with
outrageous product knowledge. Began as a photo store 110 years ago.
Added audio & video in the mid-1980s. The stores are always busy. In a
sense, the owner built the business by responding to the big discounters
with "So what?" Wegmans (grocery chain) does the same thing.


Hopefully they will stay around because they are diversified. There used
to be a couple of decent high-end audio shops around my area but they
have all folded. The demand (or lack of) for quality equipment just
doesn't pay the rent anymore. Even manufacturers of decent speakers are
introducing lower performance, lower priced models of their equipment to
be carried by places like Best Buy. It's too bad because people still
spend a considerable amount of money for Best Buy's versions of Klipsch
or Martin Logan thinking they are getting high end speakers. For a small
amount more they could get the real thing.

Eisboch



Agree on Circuit City being crap. As to high end stores, some are
probably better than others. We have one in Livermore. When I was going
to put in a decent home theater system, went to them for a bid. They
listened to what I wanted, and then just ignored it. The first bid was
$10,000. About $8k above what I said my budget was. This did not include
a TV, just the speakers and amp/ receiver. Do not know if they are around
anymore either. Just a more expensive Circuit City. No one listening.

Wow...your bugdet of $2K demnded a tv also?
Big spender!

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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iPods are having an effect, but the bigger issue, I think, is lack of
imagination and just plain balls in retailing. That's why this retailer
keeps growing every year:

http://www.rowephoto.com/index.html

Mid to high quality audio, full service, well-trained staff with
outrageous product knowledge. Began as a photo store 110 years ago.
Added audio & video in the mid-1980s. The stores are always busy. In a
sense, the owner built the business by responding to the big
discounters with "So what?" Wegmans (grocery chain) does the same
thing.


Hopefully they will stay around because they are diversified. There
used to be a couple of decent high-end audio shops around my area but
they have all folded. The demand (or lack of) for quality equipment
just doesn't pay the rent anymore. Even manufacturers of decent
speakers are introducing lower performance, lower priced models of their
equipment to be carried by places like Best Buy. It's too bad because
people still spend a considerable amount of money for Best Buy's
versions of Klipsch or Martin Logan thinking they are getting high end
speakers. For a small amount more they could get the real thing.

Eisboch



Agree on Circuit City being crap. As to high end stores, some are
probably better than others. We have one in Livermore. When I was going
to put in a decent home theater system, went to them for a bid. They
listened to what I wanted, and then just ignored it. The first bid was
$10,000. About $8k above what I said my budget was. This did not
include a TV, just the speakers and amp/ receiver. Do not know if they
are around anymore either. Just a more expensive Circuit City. No one
listening.

Wow...your *bugdet* of $2K *demnded* a tv also?
Big spender!

Yikes... Sunday morning...
should be *budget* and *demanded*

"Don White" wrote in message
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Yikes... Sunday morning...
should be *budget* and *demanded*


Check your watch.

It's Saturday.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Yikes... Sunday morning...
should be *budget* and *demanded*


Check your watch.

It's Saturday.

Eisboch

mmmm.. hee hee...I'd better get a job or something... I'm losing contact
with reality.
My Swiss Army watch isn't much help...it thinks today is the 16th.
The analog type watch gets mixed up between 30 and 31 day months not to
mention a short month like February.

On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:02:48 -0400, "Don White"
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Yikes... Sunday morning...
should be *budget* and *demanded*


Check your watch.

It's Saturday.

Eisboch

mmmm.. hee hee...I'd better get a job or something... I'm losing contact
with reality.
My Swiss Army watch isn't much help...it thinks today is the 16th.
The analog type watch gets mixed up between 30 and 31 day months not to
mention a short month like February.


I'll bet you're supposed to roll over an extra day at the end of a 30 day
month. Hell, if it's the watch, what happened at the end of February? March
must have been a mess.

"John H" wrote in message
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I'll bet you're supposed to roll over an extra day at the end of a 30 day
month. Hell, if it's the watch, what happened at the end of February?
March
must have been a mess.

Not to mention the extra second they tacked on at the end of last year.
Musta really thrown that Swiss Army watch on it's back.

Eisboch

John H wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:02:48 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Yikes... Sunday morning...
should be *budget* and *demanded*

Check your watch.

It's Saturday.

Eisboch
mmmm.. hee hee...I'd better get a job or something... I'm losing contact
with reality.
My Swiss Army watch isn't much help...it thinks today is the 16th.
The analog type watch gets mixed up between 30 and 31 day months not to
mention a short month like February.


I'll bet you're supposed to roll over an extra day at the end of a 30 day
month. Hell, if it's the watch, what happened at the end of February? March
must have been a mess.

He doesn't even know what day of the week it is. That has zero to do
with the date.

Don White wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Yikes... Sunday morning...
should be *budget* and *demanded*

Check your watch.

It's Saturday.

Eisboch

mmmm.. hee hee...I'd better get a job or something... I'm losing contact
with reality.
My Swiss Army watch isn't much help...it thinks today is the 16th.
The analog type watch gets mixed up between 30 and 31 day months not to
mention a short month like February.



You have to rely on your POS watch to tell you what day it is? You have
more problems than I thought, dummy (hee hee).

Eisboch wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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Yikes... Sunday morning...
should be *budget* and *demanded*


Check your watch.

It's Saturday.

Eisboch

He's just dumb. Really dumb.