Best Buy Will Stock Onkyo Now!!

[McGarnigal]

As soon as circuit city went under i started looking on bestbuy.com for onkyo...

[CasualKiller]

PS3's , Samsungs, Kuros and whatever else have been big box store from the start. that has absolutely nothing in common with what I mentioned.

If they had actually been anything other than mass market fare you might have had a point.

[HomeTheaterVirgin]

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

PS3's , Samsungs, Kuros and whatever else have been big box store from the start. that has absolutely nothing in common with what I mentioned.

If they had actually been anything other than mass market fare you might have had a point.

Im sorry just that your post made no sense.Why would you give up a product just because a certain store sells them?Thats like someone saying they would sell their 5,000 pair of B&W they had for 3 years because bestbuy was about to start selling them

[HomeTheaterVirgin]

Then again everyones diffrent theres alot of people that do things that just dont make sense like eat at Arbys

[SammyG]

BB sells Martin-logan, Vienna Acoustics, etc not too shabby. I really wouldn't consider them as mass-market wares.

[bferr1]

Originally Posted by fireman325

I guess I just don't get the philosophy that a product is more or less desirable based on where it's sold/not sold. Just my opinion though.

Really? Ever hear of Rodeo Drive?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by bferr1

Really? Ever hear of Rodeo Drive?

Sure, not that I ever feel the need to go shopping there. I'm just not impressed by anything simply because it's sold somewhere regarded to be elite or exclusive. I'm impressed when items are of good/high quality, not because of where they're sold. Anyway this is just my opinion. I'm not trying to force it on anyone else.

[saprano]

CasualKiller, i understand what you mean, and how you feel at the thought of a store like bestbuy carrying a brand name speaker company like Monitor Audio. but i wouldn't go to far and sell it for that reason. maby the company wanted their speakers to be sold to more people? i dont know. we dont know if they will be actually carrying it anyway.

Guys just think of something you loved that was underground, whether its a movie, a tv show, or even music, and then it went commercial. went to the mainstream for it to be shared by everyone. how did you like that?

Something like that i guess.

[Twitch9]

I think ck is saying when higher end gear starts getting more massproduced the quality goes down, also when shopping at bb you don't get qualified sales people explaining the equipment. Plus IMO i enjoy going to a specialized dealer for my gear it makes a more enjoyabe experience, the staff and other shoppers are more noledgabe and are there for 1 reason to get the best gear , best advice for there money.

[prerich]

Originally Posted by SammyG

BB sells Martin-logan, Vienna Acoustics, etc not too shabby. I really wouldn't consider them as mass-market wares.

But that's Magnolia BB's - they are a "different breed" of BB. I would like to see Pensacola get a Magnolia

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Twitch9

I think ck is saying when higher end gear starts getting more massproduced the quality goes down, also when shopping at bb you don't get qualified sales people explaining the equipment. Plus IMO i enjoy going to a specialized dealer for my gear it makes a more enjoyabe experience, the staff and other shoppers are more noledgabe and are there for 1 reason to get the best gear , best advice for there money.

+1 I agree, unless you go to one of those prejudiced salons, that size you up by the way you look - whether it be by color, dress (no tie - jeans) ect. the way car dealers do, then you're in for a bad experience. I remember years ago being miss treated at a salon - the sales people were smug, had sharp remarks, and didn't give me the time of day - I left. Then I came back a week later - with no intention of buying anything (I had found another salon that treated me right from the get go - I just wanted this one to know what they missed). When I pulled out a Gold card (that's when they first came out - so they knew I had a pretty good limit) they went crazy - offered to let me take speakers home without charging my card ect. I left with nothing - I let them know that their competition already had me - they had me so well, I started working for them (Goodtimes - Thank you Domes Audio Video Enviornments - one of the best jobs I've ever had and one of the greatest group of people that I have ever worked with)!!! So you can have different experiences, but in general - a specialty dealer is the best. Whatever venue they are sold in - Onkyo will always be Onkyo - but will you get the quality service of a well informed dealer and to beg the question, has the company itself (Onkyo in this case) dumbed down the quality to appeal to a wider audiance?

[gtmorgan23]

I think more than anything it is a business decision. Right now companies are doing anything they can to stay afloat, and having your products sold at Best Buy is sure to allow for increased sales.

[PA_Kid]

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

Part of the pride in owning a Monitor Audio product is not owning a big box store product. You can think me as foolish as you want but my overall experiences with this company have left a bad taste..

What's next... Zu Audio at K-Mart?

So you're going to punish a company that manufactures a quality product that you feel is worth purchasing simply because a retailer decides that they should carry the same product?

Wow, that is some of the most backwards logic I have ever seen in my life.

You want to punish BB, go for it - but why punish the manufacturer that you seem to like? If you really want to punish BB, troll the store and point out to people looking at the Monitor Audio products where they can get it cheaper.

And if this whole thing is really just a status symbol thing - well I guess it's true some people have more money than sense.

[aramis109]

Seriously, it smacks of the same elitism that drives me nuts in audiophile circles. What should matter is the quality of the product itself, not the badge on the speaker or the name of the store on the receipt. When you sell your speakers, hit me up- I'll buy 'em, cheap!

I'm glad Onkyos being carried at Best Buy. I want more opportunities for gear in my area- as it is it's woefully under-represented. I had to buy both my receivers online.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by edubb5

JUST GOT NEWS THAT BEST BUY WILL STOCK ONKYO NOW in Magnolia Home Theater!! since Circuit city has went under

Originally Posted by prerich

But that's Magnolia BB's - they are a "different breed" of BB. I would like to see Pensacola get a Magnolia

Look above at the original post in this thread. We've been talking about Magnolia stores all along.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Seriously, it smacks of the same elitism that drives me nuts in audiophile circles. What should matter is the quality of the product itself, not the badge on the speaker or the name of the store on the receipt. When you sell your speakers, hit me up- I'll buy 'em, cheap!

I'm glad Onkyos being carried at Best Buy. I want more opportunities for gear in my area- as it is it's woefully under-represented. I had to buy both my receivers online.

I agree 100%. Since Sound Advice (Tweeter) folded, there's hardly anywhere left in my area that carries any kind of middle of the road or higher end brands where you can actually audition. Now all the stores around me are either BB or uber high-end specialty shops that only do custom installation. There's nothing in-between.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by aramis109

I'm glad Onkyos being carried at Best Buy. I want more opportunities for gear in my area- as it is it's woefully under-represented. I had to buy both my receivers online.

Tell me about it, I dont' have a Best Buy within 30 miles of me, and the only specialty A/V store is rather small and well undestocked that I have really nowhere to listen to things first. However a Best Buy is being built about 10 miles away as I type this, so maybe they will further expland their mechandise so I can give some stuff a listen.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

Tell me about it, I dont' have a Best Buy within 30 miles of me, and the only specialty A/V store is rather small and well undestocked that I have really nowhere to listen to things first. However a Best Buy is being built about 10 miles away as I type this, so maybe they will further expland their mechandise so I can give some stuff a listen.

It would be nice if they put a Magnolia store right up the road from you. I agree with the guys in this thread who have said the service/knowledge of the sales staff isn't the best in BB or even the Magnolia stores, but to be able to see a piece of equipment with my own eyes and play with the buttons or listen to it is a huge step in the right direction IMO.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by fireman325

It would be nice if they put a Magnolia store right up the road from you. I agree with the guys in this thread who have said the service/knowledge of the sales staff isn't the best in BB or even the Magnolia stores, but to be able to see a piece of equipment with my own eyes and play with the buttons or listen to it is a huge step in the right direction IMO.

I would take just about anything at this point, Magnolia, BB, whatever....Circuit City was here, and they were only 3 miles away... I feel like I'm lost in the middle of some huge Amish community....oh yeah,, I am !

[Steve]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

I would take just about anything at this point, Magnolia, BB, whatever....Circuit City was here, and they were only 3 miles away... I feel like I'm lost in the middle of some huge Amish community....oh yeah,, I am !

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