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In Reply to: Great Al now that we know who you don't like what about those that you do? posted by Don T on March 3, 2006 at 09:59:01:
"Having little or no knowledge and simply paying a dealer lots of money for a refined audio system seems even less likely to yield satisfactory results than choosing components by throwing darts at Stereophile recommended components lists."This assumes the dealer is a crook or jerk. I know a few dealers. They are neither crooks nor jerks, and try very hard to provide equipment and systems that meet their customers' needs. The recent thread by Srajan shows a large number of similar experiences by other inmates.
Perhaps you have not had the good fortune to meet such a dealer. However, even if you have not, to what camp does your comment suggest you belong?
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> > This assumes the dealer is a crook or jerk.Baloney! I know many nice, friendly and helpful dealers - in fact I consider some of them my friends.
I've never met a crooked dealer.
But what I know as fact, it is not an assumption, is that few dealers have any clue to what I like. And those that do who are far and few.
> > Perhaps you have not had the good fortune to meet such a dealer.
LOL! Most of the dealers I know are very good people but this has nothing to do with whether or not I would like they system they assembled for me if I heaped a pile of money at their feet.
What does that say about you?
The real question though is what does it say about audiophiles who think they can dump a bunch of money on a dealers doorstep and believe they can have a worthy and satisfying setup? What it says to me is that these buyers are most likely not discriminating or particular and probably easy to please when it comes to buying an audio system.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
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