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Topic - I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - Don T 23:18:03 11/24/05 (148)

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Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - otari 17:02:31 11/26/05 (55)

Sad but true. Lemming with a life jacket here. - T&T 18:45:00 11/28/05 (43)

Time to find a new dealer. nt - markrohr 12:07:31 11/29/05 (1)

And a new brain! nt - bjh 12:09:39 11/29/05 (0)

Re: Sad but true. Lemming with a life jacket here. - John Atkinson 10:23:25 11/29/05 (40)

Stephen Mejias. - Robert Deutsch 12:10:44 11/30/05 (0)

Someone is lying - T&T 15:00:04 11/29/05 (12)

Re: Someone is lying - John Atkinson 17:19:22 11/29/05 (1)

Now there's a fascinating tidbit of info. -t - bwkendall 11:57:24 12/2/05 (0)

Re: Someone is lying - Jim Smith 15:40:39 11/29/05 (9)

Re: Someone is lying - Grant 16:08:00 11/29/05 (8)

At the risk of... - John Marks 18:12:36 11/29/05 (7)

Re: At the risk of... - Jonathan Tinn 00:22:18 11/30/05 (0)

Re: At the risk of... - Grant 19:19:54 11/29/05 (5)

Re: At the risk of... - Stephæn 08:08:28 11/30/05 (3)

Bravo - John Marks 17:47:14 11/30/05 (2)

You got me ... - Stephæn 18:28:21 11/30/05 (1)

Sorry, I meant Lurian as in the Kabbalah guy - John Marks 04:27:00 12/1/05 (0)

Not a correction, an improvement - John Marks 19:37:09 11/29/05 (0)

One of my other passions is motorcycles - E-Stat 11:49:55 11/29/05 (0)

Very likely because he (the poster) is a - bjh 10:50:07 11/29/05 (24)

Re: Very likely because he (the poster) is a - robert young 14:35:37 11/29/05 (11)

Re: Very likely because he (the poster) is a - Wade Davis 16:18:28 11/29/05 (10)

OK..I'll stoop down to your level. - T&T 18:25:35 11/29/05 (6)

Re: OK..I'll stoop down to your level. - jamesgarvin 08:48:37 11/30/05 (5)

Very good. - T&T 13:23:11 11/30/05 (0)

Yes indeed, in fact ... - bjh 10:26:24 11/30/05 (3)

Thanks - T&T 13:32:48 11/30/05 (2)

You might want to consider a "Lurk and Learn" approach ... - bjh 14:46:12 11/30/05 (1)

Great advice. - T&T 18:23:48 11/30/05 (0)

Enough already - John Atkinson 17:09:37 11/29/05 (2)

Re: Enough already - Wade Davis 08:20:55 11/30/05 (1)

Re: Enough already - John Atkinson 09:59:35 11/30/05 (0)

Re: Very likely because he (the poster) is a - John Atkinson 10:54:38 11/29/05 (11)

Stooping down to your level - T&T 18:37:15 11/29/05 (10)

F-bombs aside, you've posted the same thing twice? - robert young 04:37:10 11/30/05 (9)

Only one post this time. No "F" bombs needed - T&T 07:16:50 11/30/05 (8)

Are you even paying attention to what's been said? - Jim Smith 16:51:31 11/30/05 (0)

Please put up or shut up - John Atkinson 14:58:45 11/30/05 (2)

My introduction and hopefully a new start. - T&T 18:13:03 11/30/05 (1)

Re: My introduction and hopefully a new start. - John Atkinson 06:56:37 12/1/05 (0)

Re: Only one post this time. No "F" bombs needed - regmac 10:38:19 11/30/05 (0)

Thanks for the reply - robert young 07:42:44 11/30/05 (2)

I used to be sane, but I got better. - T&T 18:54:51 11/30/05 (1)

Re: I used to be sane, but I got better. - www.records 20:28:12 11/30/05 (0)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - thetubeguy1954 06:34:27 11/28/05 (10)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - bjh 11:29:46 11/28/05 (9)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - thetubeguy1954 14:23:27 11/28/05 (8)

jeesh, tom... - robert young 21:07:50 11/28/05 (0)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - otari 17:46:24 11/28/05 (6)

20Ts are good... . - John Marks 11:38:44 11/29/05 (0)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - thetubeguy1954 06:10:06 11/29/05 (4)

thanks Tom... - robert young 14:32:49 11/29/05 (3)

You're Welcome Robert - thetubeguy1954 06:48:05 11/30/05 (2)

The problems of the 'net... - robert young 07:01:05 11/30/05 (1)

Re: The problems of the 'net... - thetubeguy1954 07:14:19 11/30/05 (0)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - Frihed89 13:27:00 11/26/05 (23)

"The bottom line is that good hifi stores don't sell crap." - Don T 11:54:49 11/27/05 (22)

Re: "The bottom line is that good hifi stores don't sell crap." - Grant 20:21:23 11/27/05 (21)

You're a manufacturer presumably not a dolt so please cut the act. - Don T 21:52:59 11/27/05 (20)

Re: You're a manufacturer presumably not a dolt so please cut the act. - Grant 12:25:41 11/29/05 (1)

Re: You're a manufacturer presumably not a dolt so please cut the act. - Don T 22:50:18 11/29/05 (0)

If anybody actually reads a whole review - mt10425 12:06:07 11/28/05 (17)

It's not only unrealistic, - rbolaw 17:37:42 11/28/05 (16)

Nice but I no longer agree - Don T 20:04:07 11/28/05 (15)

The problem with that argument, - rbolaw 07:10:05 12/1/05 (8)

My issue has nothing to do with a conspiracy or ethics it's just about what it is. - Don T 11:04:58 12/1/05 (7)

Say what? The "arcam aurum beta" cartridge? - Bruce from DC 18:30:26 12/1/05 (5)

Doh! That's the one - Don T 20:36:19 12/1/05 (4)

Re: Doh! That's the one - Bruce from DC 21:41:11 12/1/05 (3)

Re: Doh! That's the one - morricab 06:09:56 12/2/05 (2)

Re: Doh! That's the one - Bruce from DC 09:03:52 12/2/05 (1)

Re: Doh! That's the one - morricab 09:24:01 12/2/05 (0)

I appreciate your concern - rbolaw 12:52:06 12/1/05 (0)

How about some specifics? - John Atkinson 03:47:53 11/29/05 (5)

I can give several examples. - Don T 22:20:10 11/29/05 (4)

Re: I can give several examples. - John Atkinson 15:07:36 11/30/05 (1)

You asked for "an example" and I gave several. - Don T 18:47:03 11/30/05 (0)

According to one melodramatic romantic tale Tchaikovsky ... - bjh 07:26:00 11/30/05 (0)

Although I'm enjoying the ride on the - mt10425 04:52:40 11/30/05 (0)

The sad irony - E-Stat 10:41:16 11/26/05 (0)

Interesting data point - John Marks 09:29:30 11/26/05 (10)

realities - hifitommy 09:27:31 11/27/05 (0)

"I save my ultimate scorn and contempt for dealers who... - clarkjohnsen 10:20:30 11/26/05 (8)

Two problems I have with such a dealer - John Marks 10:29:47 11/26/05 (7)

Re: Quads and mortality - Mark P 09:07:40 11/28/05 (1)

Re: Quads and mortality - Jim Tavegia 14:08:52 11/28/05 (0)

More conspiracy theories, eh? - bwkendall 11:01:34 11/26/05 (0)

I used to send customers elsewhere all the time - kavakidd 10:43:47 11/26/05 (3)

Re: I used to send customers elsewhere all the time - Robert Deutsch 11:51:18 11/26/05 (1)

LOL - 'Fraid not! What was his last name? - kavakidd 13:08:28 11/26/05 (0)

Absotutely and astutely true! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:56:24 11/26/05 (0)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - hahax@rcn.com 20:01:50 11/25/05 (5)

In the real world hands on experience is the only thing that should matter... - Don T 21:32:44 11/25/05 (4)

Re: In the real world hands on experience is the only thing that should matter... - Wade Davis 14:32:54 11/27/05 (3)

Oh I agree - Don T 11/27/0522:01:06 11/27/05 (0)

Re: In the real world hands on experience is the only thing that should matter... - hahax@rcn.com 19:58:33 11/27/05 (1)

Re: In the real world hands on experience is the only thing that should matter... - Wade Davis 06:08:14 11/28/05 (0)

Then what do you want? - BJordan 18:40:25 11/25/05 (2)

What do I want for what? - Don T 21:27:51 11/25/05 (1)

It sould more and more like.... - Jim Tavegia 08:23:09 11/26/05 (0)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - Grant 14:28:28 11/25/05 (4)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - Don T 16:45:57 11/25/05 (3)

Re: I met another dealer who despises Stereophile and TAS and equipment reviews. - Grant 18:38:45 11/26/05 (0)

Don, do you have any idea as to how much time a review takes? - bwkendall 17:25:18 11/25/05 (1)

Re: Don, do you have any idea as to how much time a review takes? - Don T 21:44:37 11/25/05 (0)

Dealers pretty much MUST despise Stereophile - Dave Pogue 09:07:22 11/25/05 (2)

UNLESS they carry the reviewed component - Dave Pogue 10:04:00 11/25/05 (1)

Steak and not the sizzle - Jim Tavegia 12:07:23 11/25/05 (0)

Ten years ago or so I made a tour of California audio stores wearing my Press hat. At each location... - clarkjohnsen 08:46:08 11/25/05 (3)

Sure and the response has to effect dealer stock! - Don T 21:54:52 11/25/05 (0)

"Not to mention, of the customers" Excellent point! ... ouch! ... darned paradigm shocks! :) nt - bjh 09:03:05 11/25/05 (1)

They're always worse in the winter, when it's dry. nt - markrohr 06:04:41 11/26/05 (0)

Simple solutions ... - bjh 07:53:55 11/25/05 (0)

Could you please elaborate about what his problems are? (LONG BUT I THINK IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ) - John Marks 07:21:56 11/25/05 (24)

My beef, or the dealers beef.... - Don T 08:45:01 11/25/05 (19)

Re: My beef, or the dealers beef.... - Jim Tavegia 12:24:57 11/25/05 (1)

Re: My beef, or the dealers beef.... - Don T 21:48:56 11/25/05 (0)

Kinda like complaining the Earth rotates on its axis ... got any suggested remedies? nt - bjh 11:17:37 11/25/05 (0)

Hmmm... . - John Marks 09:47:32 11/25/05 (15)

Re: Hmmm... . - thetubeguy1954 09:32:15 11/30/05 (1)

Excellent points - John Marks 11:42:05 11/30/05 (0)

Quite right, although sometimes a power cord is not just a power cord... nt - clarkjohnsen 08:41:00 11/26/05 (0)

There will always be all types of consumers - rbolaw 17:19:35 11/25/05 (8)

Bose? - Jim Tavegia 18:56:13 11/25/05 (7)

But Jim, it's easy to "go figure" - rbolaw 07:41:19 11/26/05 (6)

As I wrote earlier in the Music forum - Jim Tavegia 15:25:59 11/26/05 (2)

Amen. - rbolaw 15:47:29 11/26/05 (1)

For a While I tried.... - Jim Tavegia 16:06:30 11/26/05 (0)

Worth noting: What did HIGH-END AUDIO cost in the LATE THIRTIES? - clarkjohnsen 08:52:56 11/26/05 (2)

Re: Worth noting: What did HIGH-END AUDIO cost in the LATE THIRTIES? - Jim Tavegia 15:42:20 11/26/05 (1)

All quite true, thanks! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:37:24 11/27/05 (0)

Well John I agree but the magazines by a mile wouldn't make that job easier now would they? - Don T 11:44:58 11/25/05 (2)

since when is the goal of a magazine to save the reader from himself? - Bruce from DC 15:43:33 11/28/05 (0)

Educating? - John Marks 12:05:40 11/25/05 (0)

Re: Could you please elaborate about what his problems are? (LONG BUT I THINK IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ) - Steve Eddy 08:21:14 11/25/05 (3)

My sample may be skewed but I don't agree - John Marks 08:26:58 11/25/05 (2)

Re: My sample may be skewed but I don't agree - Steve Eddy 08:35:48 11/25/05 (1)

Then was then, now is now - John Marks 08:45:43 11/25/05 (0)

Brick and Mortar dlrs should hate the "net" first. - Jim Tavegia 04:43:37 11/25/05 (6)

It's not the net per se, it's the feckless crapweasels who listen at a dealer and then buy online. nt - markrohr 08:44:41 11/25/05 (3)

ANOTHER JONAH GOLDBERG FAN!!!!! - John Marks 09:00:48 11/25/05 (2)

He's a damn neo-con, but a fine writer. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:36:46 11/26/05 (0)

Yup. - markrohr 04:49:56 11/26/05 (0)

Nice! - Don T 07:45:11 11/25/05 (1)

Synergy - Jim Tavegia 12:39:55 11/25/05 (0)

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Oh I agree - Don T 11/27/0522:01:06 11/27/05 (0)