Re: James Randi Posts $1M Award On Speaker Cables




Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Incidentally, one of my numerous jobs while attending kollege was
selling hi-fi at a retail store. We were on commission and it didn't
take long to discover that the markup on accessories and options was
considerably more than the basic amplfiers and tuners. This was
especially true for big loudspeakers. So, I arranged a little private
demonstration. I connected a small 6 transistor AM/FM portable radio
to the biggest and most expensive speakers on the floor and had it
playing when the customer approached. The conversation would
eventually drift to what was playing, where I would pull out the
little radio by the speaker leads. I would follow up with "Now you
know what's really important in hi-fi". Most customers were totally
amazed and sales of high margin speakers were brisk until management
decided to interfere.

Doing the same demonstration with pro-audio speakers (Carvin, JBL Pro,
and even old Altec-Lansing A7 Voice of The Theater speakers) is even
more impressive, because they tend to have higher sensitivity than
home hi-fi speakers.

--
Guy Macon
<http://www.guymacon.com/>

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