anth_c
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- Jul 17, 2002
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I am in the process of upgrading my receiver to separates. I walked into a specialty home theater retailer and told the salesman that I was looking for a pre-amp/controller. He showed me the Rotel RSP-1066 Controller, a component that I have read about in magazines and online. He gave me a brief rundown of the features and specs. I told him that I read a review on the unit in The Perfect Vision magazine (September/October 2002 issue). He was unaware of the review and made a comment to the effect, “I’m glad to see that it is being featured in the magazines…”
I politely thanked him, took his card, and went on my way. As I got in my car, I got angry because I seemed to know more about the unit than he did. I’m sure the store subscribes and probably even sells many of the home theater magazines. I would expect the salespeople to be more familiar with the gear that they sell. Was this guy really knowledgeable about home theater, or was he just a salesman that read the bullet points on Rotel’s brochure?
It is experiences like this that make me gravitate towards buying gear on the internet.
Anyone else care to share their experiences?
By the way, he was offering the RSP-1066 for 10% off MSRP. Is this a good price? In general, what kind of price can you expect to pay from a specialty retailer?
Thanks,
Anthony
I politely thanked him, took his card, and went on my way. As I got in my car, I got angry because I seemed to know more about the unit than he did. I’m sure the store subscribes and probably even sells many of the home theater magazines. I would expect the salespeople to be more familiar with the gear that they sell. Was this guy really knowledgeable about home theater, or was he just a salesman that read the bullet points on Rotel’s brochure?
It is experiences like this that make me gravitate towards buying gear on the internet.
Anyone else care to share their experiences?
By the way, he was offering the RSP-1066 for 10% off MSRP. Is this a good price? In general, what kind of price can you expect to pay from a specialty retailer?
Thanks,
Anthony