Beatles, Pink Floyd Engineer Alan Parsons Rips Audiophiles
Alan Parsons, producer, musician and sound engineer of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, says audiophiles overpay for equipment while ignoring room acoustics.
Here are some of the key metrics Forbes mentions: “Despite the disappearance of competitors including Circuit City, the company is losing market share. Its last earnings announcement disappointed investors. In 2011, the company’s stock has lost 40% of its value. Forward P/E is a mere 6.23 (industry average is 10.20). Its market cap down to less than $9 billion. Its average analyst rating, according to The Street.com, is a B-.”
But the even bigger problem, according to Forbes, is the sales staff.
But my friend decided to buy some other blu-ray discs. Or at least he tried to, until we were “assisted” by a young, poorly groomed sales clerk from the TV department, who wandered over to interrogate us. What kind of TV do you have? Do you have a cable service, or a satellite service? Do you have a triple play service plan?
He was clearly—and clumsily–trying to sell some alternative. (My guess is CinemaNow, Best Buy’s private label on-demand content service.) My friend politely but firmly told him he was not interested in switching his service from Comcast. I tried to change the subject by asking if there was a separate bin for 3D blu rays; he didn’t know.
The used car style questions continued. “I have just one last question for you,” he finally said to my friend. “How much do you pay Comcast every month?
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]]>I know we touted the heck out of Justin Bieber appearing in the Robotics TechZone at CES that was sponsored by our sister website, Robonexus.com, but we never expected this!
The Bieb’s attempt to put the wireless microphone on the robot’s speaker looks just a bit too suggestive… and he looks like he is very interested. Where’s Johnny Carson and Ed Ames with the tomahawk?
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]]>Shapiro also says he’d be shocked if attendance for CES 2012 doesn’t top that from CES 2011, which nearly 150,000. The all-time attendance record for CES is 152,203 in 2006. So if you’re going to CES, it’s going to be crowded. So be prepared.
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]]>The topic has come up with a high-profile N.J.-based company saying that the problem is becoming a bigger concern now.
]]>We thought we’d pass the question along to our readers as well. So, if it were up to you, how would you change the typical CEDIA Expo keynote breakfast?
]]>World Wide Stereo has been named Best of Philly by Philadelphia Magazine for 2011.
Every summer, Philadelphians look forward to diving into Philadelphia Magazine’s annual Best of Philly issue to see what’s the latest and greatest. Winners are chosen by a year-long research team from the magazine.
World Wide Stereo was award top honors in the Consumer Electronics’ category – more specifically – “The best place outfit your man-cave.” The inclusion also focused on World Wide Stereo’s superior customer service.
“We are thrilled to be chosen by Philadelphia magazine as best of in the CE category,” said World Wide Stereo’s President and Founder Bob Cole, “With our commitment to customer service and satisfaction, our focus continues to be to provide products that improve and enhance your lifestyle.” “We are truly excited to receive this recognition.”
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