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In Reply to: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? posted by Eldragon on April 21, 2015 at 08:56:02:
See linked article. The Sparkomatic name just evokes low-end car radios from the days of yore, and puts off "yupscale" consumers.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - Eldragon 08:56:02 04/21/15 (94)
- Pono Player..... - Todd Krieger 11:07:05 04/27/15 (0)
- back in the 70s I wasn't crazy about audio equipment with the 'Radio Shack' brand name - Green Lantern 16:16:41 04/26/15 (0)
- Von Gaylord (nt) - marc g. 17:55:41 04/24/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - tamule 15:57:27 04/24/15 (0)
- Aural Thrills - gkirkos 12:55:31 04/23/15 (2)
- Too much like Oral Thrills ? ;-) - AbeCollins 17:18:37 04/24/15 (0)
- Sonic Euphoria - Todd Krieger 22:08:57 04/23/15 (0)
- darTZeel. Not off-putting, but weird. What's up with that. (nt) - TheBrewmaster 22:47:00 04/22/15 (1)
- Pretty sure that's Dutch for Could you peel off a few more G notes? Nt - geoffkait 04:16:15 04/23/15 (0)
- Agree about Emotiva. They're trying too hard (nt) - TheBrewmaster 22:40:29 04/22/15 (0)
- Schiit - bullethead 16:39:47 04/22/15 (0)
- That's why Sparkomatic bought the Altec Lansing name! - Brian H P 15:05:24 04/22/15 (0)
- Lirpa products.... - mkuller 14:31:40 04/22/15 (3)
- RE: Lirpa products.... - Alpha Al 17:47:55 04/22/15 (2)
- RE: Lirpa products.... - The Dill 06:15:48 04/23/15 (1)
- RE: Lirpa products.... - Todd Krieger 11:54:21 04/23/15 (0)
- Anything with 'Magic' - mwhitmore 12:54:03 04/22/15 (2)
- Or Voodoo...(nt) - mkuller 14:32:11 04/22/15 (1)
- Or Quantum. ;-) nt - geoffkait 10:04:42 04/24/15 (0)
- Blue Smoke (nt) - andy_c 09:30:40 04/22/15 (0)
- Edison - genungo 07:58:35 04/22/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - Inmate51 07:48:14 04/22/15 (0)
- GoldenEar....tacky (nt) - robotk 04:50:24 04/22/15 (1)
- +1 - TheBrewmaster 22:32:23 04/22/15 (0)
- T&A had the opposite effect on me....... - viridian 21:51:09 04/21/15 (1)
- LOL!! That one came to mind as well... (nt) - David S. 08:19:42 04/22/15 (0)
- Golden Ear - The Duke 21:10:53 04/21/15 (1)
- How about "Golden Touch"? - chuck55 22:15:00 04/22/15 (0)
- Worst ever for me: Pink Triangle's "Little Pink Thing". (nt) - reelsmith. 19:21:02 04/21/15 (0)
- Reference 3A (nt) - Bill the K 18:59:16 04/21/15 (1)
- Not as bad as Royal Masters.(nt) - samtellig 09:58:27 04/22/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - SMMorrison 18:06:22 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - fantja 17:36:11 04/21/15 (0)
- Hearing Aids, How's it get there then? (nt) - Self-Inflicted 16:03:28 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: ... product names... - cdb 15:40:24 04/21/15 (3)
- Leak Sandwich ........... - Todd Krieger 17:31:12 04/21/15 (2)
- Linn K9 Phono Cartridge ........... - Todd Krieger 17:38:28 04/21/15 (1)
- I have one. - Todd A. 17:42:37 04/21/15 (0)
- Would have to say any number of product names from 47 Laboratory were off-putting... - David S. 15:28:40 04/21/15 (0)
- One time I met this hooker, who's name was Gertrude...(nt) - 1973shovel 14:58:32 04/21/15 (3)
- RE: what's off-putting about 'Gertrude'? :-)) (nt) - andyr 16:49:56 04/21/15 (2)
- RE: what's off-putting about 'Gertrude'? :-)) - genungo 17:11:20 04/21/15 (1)
- Haha - of course!! :-)) (I'm slow today! :-(( ) nt - andyr 17:13:26 04/21/15 (0)
- Emotiva is OK with me. . . - Chris from Lafayette 14:49:02 04/21/15 (3)
- RE: Emotiva is OK with me. . . - jsm71 06:01:51 04/22/15 (0)
- RE: Emotiva is OK with me. . . - Bill the K 19:04:32 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: Emotiva is OK with me. . . - marc g. 17:47:12 04/21/15 (0)
- Rega Isis CD player, anyone?(nt) - samtellig 13:24:37 04/21/15 (4)
- No, because when I was a kid, Isis was not only a Goddess, but also a superhero. - David S. 15:24:01 04/21/15 (3)
- Oh goodness! You just brought back one of my lesser wanted childhood memories... nt - Dman 07:32:37 04/22/15 (1)
- I'll do even worse - bet you watched "Shazam" as well? - David S. 08:22:55 04/22/15 (0)
- and the organisation Archer works for. - mark111 19:10:36 04/21/15 (0)
- I'll never have a Pathos amplifier. - Dave Pogue 13:13:06 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - geoff 12:39:01 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - Todd Krieger 12:23:11 04/21/15 (1)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - Shakey 13:53:55 04/21/15 (0)
- Like Monster Cables? (n/t) - FenderLover 12:03:22 04/21/15 (0)
- Well, there's TG Audio, but the name never stopped me. Nt - geoffkait 11:46:14 04/21/15 (0)
- RE:For some reason Schitt Audio... - BCR 11:29:04 04/21/15 (14)
- Is the owner's name Jack, by any chance - kerr 12:37:53 04/24/15 (0)
- This is my fave product of theirs.. - ppopp 12:45:49 04/22/15 (1)
- RE: This is my fave product of theirs.. - BCR 12:59:43 04/22/15 (0)
- RE: haha - navman 18:58:16 04/21/15 (0)
- RE:For some reason Schitt Audio... - rick_m 18:58:09 04/21/15 (0)
- RE:For some reason Schitt Audio... - G Squared 17:00:26 04/21/15 (0)
- RE:For some reason Schitt Audio... - skolis 15:33:14 04/21/15 (1)
- RE:For some reason Schitt Audio... - BCR 15:47:20 04/21/15 (0)
- Is that even a real company? nt - 4everyoung 11:51:39 04/21/15 (5)
- Sure as Schiit is... - musetap 20:58:24 04/21/15 (1)
- Fun for the feeble minded. Nt - geoffkait 03:40:49 04/27/15 (0)
- RE: Is that even a real company? nt - BCR 12:44:59 04/21/15 (0)
- Yep........ - Todd Krieger 12:08:38 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: Is that even a real company? nt - kavakidd 11:55:57 04/21/15 (0)
- No, but when I found out what the name meant..... - 4everyoung 11:25:13 04/21/15 (1)
- RE: TurGid Audio? (nt - Eldragon 13:41:18 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - tesla 10:54:02 04/21/15 (1)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - mjp@mac.com 11:56:38 04/21/15 (0)
- Only for Coconut Audio - genungo 10:46:22 04/21/15 (2)
- Defunct? The company or the country?... - musetap 21:02:20 04/21/15 (1)
- RE: Defunct? The company or the country?... - genungo 08:59:36 04/22/15 (0)
- Yes. - Todd A. 10:16:45 04/21/15 (0)
- A few come to mind... - Prisoners 10:16:16 04/21/15 (0)
- How'd ya guess? - LWR 10:08:15 04/21/15 (7)
- Wow nt - srdavis2000 10:47:38 04/21/15 (6)
- The "spots" in "Spotted Dick" are raisins - John Marks 13:36:33 04/21/15 (5)
- if it's british, it's not just raisins.... - wangmr 02:55:08 04/22/15 (0)
- I'd be less concerned with the "spots"part than with the"Dick" part...N/T - musetap 21:05:58 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: The "spots" in "Spotted Dick" are raisins - andyr 16:53:45 04/21/15 (1)
- New England Prep School version: "Fish Eyes in Glue." nt - John Marks 06:57:57 04/22/15 (0)
- Some Brit food names . . . - Brian H P 16:08:57 04/21/15 (0)
- Well... - DeKay 10:01:46 04/21/15 (1)
- Or maybe Mr. Pibb... - genungo 13:49:36 04/21/15 (0)
- Never considered their purchase, - M3 lover 09:42:48 04/21/15 (0)
- RE: Did the product name ever turn you off from buying? - Dman 09:27:19 04/21/15 (0)
Follow Ups
- That's why Sparkomatic bought the Altec Lansing name! - Brian H P 15:05:24 04/22/15 (0)
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