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In Reply to: RE: The truth is not a personal attack posted by Bob Neill on June 17, 2010 at 10:35:57:
I understand why Dealers and Manufacturers are looked at sideways. Many audio dealers I have dealt with were like used car salesman and basically dumped on everything they didn't sell and raved about what they did sell. Then the minute they stopped selling a brand they'd rip it.
Unfortunately, many dealers are like that - they're in the business to move boxes at the highest profit they can get. And I get the sense these are by far the majority of such outlets.
However, The guys at Soundhounds while salesman and there is that element there is very CLEARLY a love a of music and a love of great audio reproduction at the core. This is why they have survived 35 years while most have not. When you see thousands of vinyls and thousands of CDs covering the walls and the owner spending about a grand a month on music it's about the music.
Dealers like Terry spend everyday day in and day out with the gear. I would take his "review" of gear over ANY magazine reviewer. Terry has both the years, has carried virtually every major high end brand, has been to tons of audio shows. When he is sitting there with a Voyd Reference turntable you can be sure he has owned tried or sold EVERY turntable in that price range that has been built. That doesn't mean I will agree with him on everything but I have found that in the vast majority of cases I have been in sync.
Most of us reviewers have jobs not related to audio. There is only so much time I can alot to this and while I love it and think I have pretty good ears for it. Guys like Terry, and I sense yourself, with his experience has both the depth and the breadth covering more than 2 decades (maybe 4). Of course I probably need to be 60 to be able to afford those pieces. But I pretty much built my AN system with University Student loans. I said no to a car and took the bus. I took the books out of the library rather than buy them (unless they were good).
Good dealers like Terry tell it like it is. Some stuff he carries that he loves but he admits just doesn't sell. But he carries it because he likes it. Other stuff sells great but he doesn't love. But he believes that the customer should decide and so you carry a wide array of differing gear to cater to your customers. But if you ask him, he'll tell you what he likes and what he thinks is a big pile of junk whether he sells it or not. And he'll let people listen and compare it for themselves. A Dealer has a unique perspective and a good one can be the most important upgrade you can make in an audio system.
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