Audio Rant!

[CaliHwyPatrol]

I run the home audio department at my store, so I'm there a lot...

I am in no way racist or the kind of person who would generalize or stereotype, but I swear, this one particular ethnicity of people who come into my store are really starting to push my buttons...

Don't get me wrong, they are usually very kind and courteous, and they almost always get the extra warranty on their products, but there is this one thing they always do when they come in...

They will walk into my department, walk up to each and every display and turn it all the way up... Not only will they do that, but a lot of times they will leave and they won't turn off what they have just cranked up... It especially bugs me when the do the Bose demos because for one, I know they will never buy it, two because they turn it up all the way, and three because I'm sick and tired of hearing the stupid Bose demo "Unlike any other" ... The other thing they do is push buttons on the displays... I don't care if they do it on the cheaper systems outside, but they go into my sound room, where is says "Please Ask For Assistance" and they start messing with the settings, causing me to go in there and kick them out...

Like I said, I'm not one to stereotype, but this is really something else. If you come in and just watch (especially on a Sunday), you will see them do it, every time!

Yeh, this was pointless, but I had to rant about it...
Thanks for listening.

~Chuck

 

[mulester7]

.....possibly a need for more restrictive signs in the special room?......

 

[j_garcia]

That's why every receiver needs what the B&Ks have - the ability to disable all button actions on the receiver so that only the remote can control it. Great when you have small children. I'm sure there's a way to bypass it from the front panel if you have a problem with your remote, but it seems like a good feature to me. Also, at Tower they had a display for SACD and the receiver was put behind a plexiglass cover so you could not touch the front panel.

I don't have to be an employee to be completely annoyed by those people, regardless of ethnicity.

That's why car dealerships always say, well, let me run your credit first.....

 

[Sheep]

The A&Bsound I go to has all the recievers and speakers wired into some sort of central hub. You crank the reciever past 0 and its not that loud. Its loud, but not going to break anything. Everything is backed off so nothing can get damaged.


SheepStar

 

[philh]

Oh, you mean like the store I went into and it took 20 minutes to even get a salesman to help, and another thirty minutes for him to discover he didn't know how to work his equipment, and another 15 minutes to get a manager to mess the equipment up so I couldn't even do a A-B comparison?

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

They will walk into my department, walk up to each and every display and turn it all the way up...

I wouldn't call the hearing-impared an ethnicity ......

 

[majorloser]

"Welcome to Circuit City where service is state of the art"

Wouldn't it be nice if you had a remote control in your pocket that applies a "not so mild" voltage to the front panels of equipment when that happens?

Bet they wouldn't touch 'em again (or would they )

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Hah, I like the "mild shock" idea!

What I like to do is wait for people to go into the sound room to talk on their phone while I have it turned down. It keeps the sound out while they talk, but what they forget is the most powerful system we carry is also in there... I always carry an Onkyo remote around with me and I'll wait until they get in there then I will turn it to a pretty good level I love the look on their faces as they scramble to turn it down

I love my job

~Chuck

 

[agarwalro]

Really? Then whats the point of having a display...

I run the home audio department at my store, so I'm there a lot...

I am in no way racist or the kind of person who would generalize or stereotype, but I swear, this one particular ethnicity of people who come into my store are really starting to push my buttons...

Don't get me wrong, they are usually very kind and courteous, and they almost always get the extra warranty on their products, but there is this one thing they always do when they come in...

They will walk into my department, walk up to each and every display and turn it all the way up... Not only will they do that, but a lot of times they will leave and they won't turn off what they have just cranked up... It especially bugs me when the do the Bose demos because for one, I know they will never buy it, two because they turn it up all the way, and three because I'm sick and tired of hearing the stupid Bose demo "Unlike any other" ... The other thing they do is push buttons on the displays... I don't care if they do it on the cheaper systems outside, but they go into my sound room, where is says "Please Ask For Assistance" and they start messing with the settings, causing me to go in there and kick them out...

Like I said, I'm not one to stereotype, but this is really something else. If you come in and just watch (especially on a Sunday), you will see them do it, every time!

Yeh, this was pointless, but I had to rant about it...
Thanks for listening.

~Chuck

I completely understand when you say that they turn the volume up and dont turn it down when they are done messing around. That is a justifiable rant.

But not wanting them to mess around at all, that just defies logic. If the intention was not to have people come in and fiddle with the knobs, then why have the store set up like that. Just have the stuff sitting in the shipping boxes on the floor...right? I wonder how many people end up buying stuff over their budget when they walked in, just because they fiddled and liked something? Then there is always the "These cables by Monster will bring out the best in your electronic purchase" hogwash. Dont forget, for every customer of the nature you loth, there is a retail store employee of the kind we all loth . the one waiting to push some unsuspecting fool onto the Bose/ Monster Cables/ etc bandwagon.

I go to national retail stores and mess around with the knobs all the time, even though I dont intend to buy anyting from there...for a fact. But when I am done playing I make sure to put everyting back from where I got it .

 

[Audioholics]

.....possibly a need for more restrictive signs in the special room?......

Metal switches... high voltage... hidden safety switch... you getting me?

[Edit: Dang, everyone beat me to it!]

 

[mulester7]

Metal switches... high voltage... hidden safety switch... you getting me?

[Edit: Dang, everyone beat me to it!]

.....yeah, LIGHT 'EM UP AND WATCH 'EM DANCE!!!!......

 

[majorloser]

I'd still want the remote control. That way you can stand back from across the store and watch

 

[majorloser]

Hah, I like the "mild shock" idea!

What I like to do is wait for people to go into the sound room to talk on their phone while I have it turned down. It keeps the sound out while they talk, but what they forget is the most powerful system we carry is also in there... I always carry an Onkyo remote around with me and I'll wait until they get in there then I will turn it to a pretty good level I love the look on their faces as they scramble to turn it down

I love my job

~Chuck

Ah, the simple pleasures in life.

 

[claudermilk]

I completely understand when you say that they turn the volume up and dont turn it down when they are done messing around. That is a justifiable rant.

But not wanting them to mess around at all, that just defies logic. If the intention was not to have people come in and fiddle with the knobs, then why have the store set up like that. Just have the stuff sitting in the shipping boxes on the floor...right? I wonder how many people end up buying stuff over their budget when they walked in, just because they fiddled and liked something? Then there is always the "These cables by Monster will bring out the best in your electronic purchase" hogwash. Dont forget, for every customer of the nature you loth, there is a retail store employee of the kind we all loth . the one waiting to push some unsuspecting fool onto the Bose/ Monster Cables/ etc bandwagon.

I go to national retail stores and mess around with the knobs all the time, even though I dont intend to buy anyting from there...for a fact. But when I am done playing I make sure to put everyting back from where I got it .

Agreed. Back when I was shopping for a receiver I started on the typical path of big box just to see what was there (BB & CC)--I had already been here & pretty much had an idea I was not likely to find anything. While CC had a wall full of receivers, only about half of them were even hooked to power & none of those were hooked to anything else...oh well, no sale.

However the ninnys who crank the systems to max (usually annoying rap to top it off) and leave it there ought to be shocked.

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Agreed. Back when I was shopping for a receiver I started on the typical path of big box just to see what was there (BB & CC)--I had already been here & pretty much had an idea I was not likely to find anything. While CC had a wall full of receivers, only about half of them were even hooked to power & none of those were hooked to anything else...oh well, no sale.

However the ninnys who crank the systems to max (usually annoying rap to top it off) and leave it there ought to be shocked.

All of my displays work, I put them together myself.

All of the better receivers we carry I have plugged into speakers. The lower priced ones I just keep on a rack because 1. I simply do not have enough room for every receiver we carry to have its own speaker set or pair and 2. Most people that are buying less expensive receivers aren't going to be that picky about the sound coming out of them. All of them are plugged in though so one can see how the menus and displays work.

On the other hand, every speaker we carry is plugged into something and can be auditioned accordingly, as I believe that is more important.

I think some may have misunderstood my rant.

I completely agree that the displays are there for people to play with and try out. That is why I put them there and I encourage it. The only display I don't let customers touch is the one in the sound room because I have that set a certain way and I don't want ignorant people messing it up.

What bothers me is when a person, or group of people, makes their way to <b>each</b> display and turns it all the way up, usually with music I wouldn't play if I were looking to buy a system. I can tell when someone is looking at something because they want to buy it, and when they are looking at it to screw around. It is like going to a car dealership, without having any intention of buying, and test driving <b>all</b> of the cars...

These people waste my time, and usually interfere with real customers with real questions.

~Chuck

 

[claudermilk]

I guess several of us hijacked your rant with our own. Yes, the people who just dink around with the displays & mess them up are annoying; their max volume nonsense interferes with those of us trying to listen to other equipment & leaving it like that is plain rude (in today's society THERE'S a surprise, but that's a whole other rant).

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

I guess several of us hijacked your rant with our own. Yes, the people who just dink around with the displays & mess them up are annoying; their max volume nonsense interferes with those of us trying to listen to other equipment & leaving it like that is plain rude (in today's society THERE'S a surprise, but that's a whole other rant).

Rant on my friend, this is a public forum, hijack all you want.

~Chuck

 

[j_garcia]

Hijack!

So, if I can rant away, my NUMBER ONE RANT is:

BASE vs BASS. If you come to an AUDIO forum, you should know the difference between them!!!!

 

[Tomorrow]

So, if I can rant away, my NUMBER ONE RANT is:

BASE vs BASS. If you come to an AUDIO forum, you should know the difference between them!!!!

I know. I know^^^^^^

Base is where troops go. Bass is a great eating fish.

Do I win a prize?

 

[majorloser]

I know. I know^^^^^^

Base is where troops go. Bass is a great eating fish.

Do I win a prize?

Unfortunately in Florida the bass might not be edible. Slight mercury problem.