New HOME AUDIO store opening in Auckland
Posted 6 March, 2010 #
You read it here first!
There is a new home audio store aopening in central Auckland very soon.
Eastern HiFi Newmarket at 269 Khyber Pass will not re-open, however a new outlet is being prepared as you read this.
It wa s a very hard decision not to open the Newmarket store but in light of the Les Mills redevelopment we decided to look for a new location.
This will be a a lot more than a relocation, it will be a completely new approach to home audio retail.
So watch this space as we keep posting updates leading to the Grand Opening.
Add yours
where | posted 6 Mar 2010, 10:19AM | # | Report
where is it going to be located?
Newmarket | posted 6 Mar 2010, 1:13PM | # | Report
surely it will saty in Newmarket
Maybe not | posted 6 Mar 2010, 8:03PM | # | Report
there are lots of places that would work
Auck dealers | posted 7 Mar 2010, 10:39AM | # | Report
so who are the Auck hifi dealers now?
Paul Money x2
Turned On
Shore
Demo Room
Strawberry
That is 6...seems plenty for a city of Aucks size.
While on on it how many in NZ?
25?
Add the 6 above to
Listening Room
Eastern HiFi Tga
Grahams
Acoustic Audio
Image
Real
Top
Pure
that is 14 and I am running out of names....
any to add?
I suppose you could throw in one or two general appliance retailers like Heathcotes in Hamilton who sport a good range at their Hamilton store.
Barrells in Whangarei
The 100% store in Ashburton seems OK too, Hollands?
Do your homework | posted 7 Mar 2010, 9:21PM | # | Report
Yet another clueless tosser posting on a pointless thread.
You haven't got anywhere near the number of dealers even in Auckland.
What about
Soundline
Audiophile
Axent
Absolute Sound
Thats just Auckland. Do your homework and stop spouting off on subjects you clearly know nothing about.
Ooops.. | posted 7 Mar 2010, 10:43PM | # | Report
fair enough, but I seem to have hit a very raw nerve. are you one of the low profile outlets on the list?
but truely mate, not trying to be rude but Axent, Audiophile who the flippin heck are they? never heard of them.
25 bullets | posted 7 Mar 2010, 11:57PM | # | Report
I hear 25 people at the Pioneer distributor Monaco got the bullet...true or false?
specialist dealer | posted 8 Mar 2010, 12:06AM | # | Report
what defines one?
surely to be a creditable specialist retail outlet a range with either/or Yamaha, Denon, Pioneer or Onkyo is mandatory?
Starting in LaLa land like the Demo room is an example, a store like that will never 'step the mainstream up' to the next level (which is what a specialist should be skilled enough to do). Audio lounges with a sterile displays of sweet kit designed to give you a woody is not in my mind the definition of a specialist.
re: specialist dealer | posted 8 Mar 2010, 12:52PM | # | Report
That's funny because they seem to specialise in hi end audio. Your post just looks like you have something against them.
Michael Sherman | posted 8 Mar 2010, 3:25PM | # | Report
So it looks like 'The Sharpest Mind in the Game' has jumped from the Avalon ship... it was only a matter of time. Unfortunately for Avavlon they are left with the dullest mind in the game now.
rat-a-tat-tat | posted 8 Mar 2010, 11:22PM | # | Report
"jump ship"...isn't that something a rat does?
Michael Sherman | posted 8 Mar 2010, 11:37PM | # | Report
Mike went for the safe option, he is headed to APG where Mr Dwyer offered a warmer blanket than Avalon could. It is a big call to head to Aus, he is well known in NZ audio circles but a complete unknown across the ditch. All the best to him anyway as he has obviously decided to take up a challenge.
amicable | posted 9 Mar 2010, 6:22AM | # | Report
From what I was told (met Livewire last week while he was on store visits) and the parting of ways is amicable.
Others will no doubt speculate otherwise.
Audioquest | posted 9 Mar 2010, 12:22PM | # | Report
Well it seems like the crystal ball post above has come true...Avalon has lost Audioquest. Another one bites the dust...
How so? | posted 9 Mar 2010, 4:37PM | # | Report
I'm a bit puzzled at how Avalon (if this is true) are still losing brands. I thought this new company had left all the "dirt" behind and they would come out smelling like roses.
messy | posted 9 Mar 2010, 10:24PM | # | Report
I know Avalon are sitting on a fair bit of Audioquest stock bought from the receivers, they will likely dump it for the best price they can get...this means the cable market will be messy for the next 6 months or so.
Considering landed cost on a 1m HDMI cable is about $15 bucks there is likely to be some damn cheap HDMI popping up real soon.
Audioquest copy cable | posted 9 Mar 2010, 10:32PM | # | Report
I know Audioquest copy cable has been a real problem, it is easy to source ex Hong Kong. With this distribution change I predict a 'sudden' influx of fake cable will occur, with two distributors having stock it will be easy to blur the lines.
agree with the above...very very messy
Nail in the coffin | posted 10 Mar 2010, 6:57AM | # | Report
The people who run the new company are the same people that mismanaged the old one. Now with Michael Sherman gone how long do you think it will be before people realise who they now have to deal with? If there was any real hope for this new company to survive Michael Sherman was it. The current management have burnt so many bridges in getting where they are it will become untenable I am sure. If you were looking from the outside and had abit of actual industry knowledge changing distributors makes absolute sense if you actually want your product to succeed and not just pumped out through discount chains by someone who doesn't embrace your philosophy. I know Bill Low of Audioquest takes his brand and philosophy of the brand seriously, obviously.
counterfeit | posted 10 Mar 2010, 8:04AM | # | Report
I agree with the above re things getting messy.
The cable section of the market is not big these days being mainly HDMI and speaker cables with a few inter connects thrown in for good measure. Avalon will look to dispose of its stock which according to a few I have spoken to is enough to make more than a a splash, this combined with the new distributor bringing in a range for its group of dealers will make things interesting. I know dealers who have been offered via email just this week counterfeit Audioquest HDMI A series cable for $22:00 ea. (1m length) so it is all about to get interesting.
This is no different to when Avalon lost Denon, they somehow managed to keep selling it for a good 9 months afterward as did B&W keep selling Onkyo for 6 months after Avalon took over in 2008 as well as Wildash STILL selling Marantz
The NZ market is about to be choked up with Audioquest which may damage the brand, if I was Audioquest I would have secured Avalons stock holding to avoid the situation that is about to happen here. The good news is quality cable is about to get a whole lot cheaper...yippee! Just keep an eye out for the fake stuff!
Straightwire | posted 10 Mar 2010, 8:09AM | # | Report
Surely Avalon will just relaunch the Straightwire brand?
Lets face it, cable brands are a dime a dozen even if AQ is one of the better ones.
Straightwire may not hold the brand status in NZ AQ does but if the pricing was significantly hotter than AQ it may be an option.
dumping | posted 10 Mar 2010, 8:14AM | # | Report
I think the dumping of stock will dominate the marketplace before any new brands are launched. As the new distributor will more than likely look to the specialist channel I suspect that is where the dumping will also be targeted
mucky
fake stuff | posted 10 Mar 2010, 9:55AM | # | Report
I would not be too worried about the fake stuff, it is the same or very close to the real stuff, especially the speaker cable. The only thing I would steer well clear of is any HDMI longer than 2m.
However if REAL stuff is about to be dumped onto the NZ market maybe the fake stuff would be a dumb buy anyway?
Speculation | posted 10 Mar 2010, 11:23AM | # | Report
There is a lot of speculation here. Who actually knows what stock holding Avalon has? I doubt they would have t at much, and really, who is oging to buy rolls of cable unless you actually need it? Or have a stockpile of cables sitting at home just in case? People only buy things they need, and unless they have a whole lot of reference level cable going for cheap I don't think this is going to cause any issues in the market.
I visted their warehouse yesaterday | posted 10 Mar 2010, 4:42PM | # | Report
I visted the Avalon warehouse yesterday to drop off a repair...they have a lot of Audioquest.
I think most of it came back from the closed Newmarket, Howick and Wellington retail stores
ToldYa | posted 10 Mar 2010, 4:49PM | # | Report
did I not say last week that they had lost a brand, and you thought I was talking crap!
Who | posted 10 Mar 2010, 7:15PM | # | Report
And which ex-employee are you? Come on and tell us.
ToldYa | posted 10 Mar 2010, 8:02PM | # | Report
never worked for them (thank god) but work in the industry ;)
hmmmm | posted 10 Mar 2010, 9:15PM | # | Report
/_strokes beard_
"ToldYa" | posted 10 Mar 2010, 10:36PM | # | Report
Well "ToldYa" I have some news for you buddy.
You have balls the size of roast peas, you have lurked about this place for the last week spouting off that you are in the know about Audioquest when it turns out you are an industry hanger on who has picked up on a bit of early bird gossip.
If you were someone of substance you would state your name and place the facts. If you are in the industry as you make out you are I feel sorry for the poor bastards that have a loser like you on their pay roll.
Interdyn | posted 10 Mar 2010, 10:43PM | # | Report
If Interdyn is doing such a wonderful job on Polk and Tannoy in NZ why did they go after KEF 23 minutes after Eastern went in to receivership?
Polk Audio is just gonna love that when they find out in a few hours.
Stupid is...as Stupid does!
riches | posted 11 Mar 2010, 4:36AM | # | Report
Interdyn like APG and Sound Group (& others) are 'old school' distributors who require an embarrassment of riches (heaps of brands) in their portfolio as some form of measurement of their standing as a business. None of these companies do every single brand they carry justice, they do a good job on 2 or 3 and after that it is a lucky dip.
Take APG, it has been a contentious point with D&M that when Denon was gifted to APG for Aus and NZ there would be more focus and consolidation on the D&M brands. The opposite has occured, APG has added Loewe which has drained resource from the D&M brands.Don't get me wrong, APG do a good job for D&M in Aus, the market is better there and that is also APG's home patch where they have a long history, on the other hand if anyone thinks D&M are delighted with APG's efforts in NZ think again.
Like Interdyn, APG is an Australian company with an office in NZ, if it makes a profit the loot is shipped back to Aus, if it makes a loss that comes in handy for tax purposes.
Toxic | posted 11 Mar 2010, 8:15AM | # | Report
These posts show what a toxic and unhealthy following this company has. It is a whole lot of 'big upping' yourselves and denigrating every other distributor. Get over yourselves. Its like watching schoolboys argue in the playground. Really pathetic. And on a public blog site as well! Its fairly obvious that someone from Avalon has been posting here. And someone from B&W by the looks of it.
What a sorry state of affairs.
Toxicity? | posted 11 Mar 2010, 9:27AM | # | Report
One should not flip at a warts and all rant on a blog site; sanitised pleasantries dotted with "LOL" and ":)" is for kids.
Getting a bit of grit out from between your teeth is not unhealthy, muttering it into you beard is.
If you scroll back through the blogs there is definitley a few who do not wish Avalon company well, such as the worm who has enjoyed the Audioquest development. It seems many hoped the receivership was the end of the line and when they got back up off the mat is was both a surprise and dissapointment. That is the whole tall poppy kiwi bash thing that is alive and well everywhere.
I for one check this blog out everyday because it is interesting and at times hilarious, which is more than I can say for the most part of the home audio industry in NZ.
Audioquest | posted 11 Mar 2010, 9:35AM | # | Report
There seems to be a lot of banter about Audioquest but what surprises me is (don't know if anyone else noticed this) not one word about who is the new distributor.
Anyone heard?
B&W | posted 11 Mar 2010, 12:16PM | # | Report
Its B&W. They have it already up on their site.
Are you braindead? | posted 11 Mar 2010, 2:10PM | # | Report
Interdyn | posted 10 Mar 2010, 10:43PM | # | Report
If Interdyn is doing such a wonderful job on Polk and Tannoy in NZ why did they go after KEF 23 minutes after Eastern went in to receivership?
Polk Audio is just gonna love that when they find out in a few hours.
Stupid is...as Stupid does!
Interdyn never went after Kef. Who told you that? If you have Polk and Tannoy why would you need a brand like Kef?
Wouldn't be surprised if Kef are looking for a new distributor though. Surely Avalon are on borrowed time
Mike | posted 11 Mar 2010, 3:03PM | # | Report
As a customer then
were do I go to get a, Onkyo DV-BD507
and a listen to some KEF iQ90 or similiar KEF floor standers to upgrade my KEF KHT5005.2 to a 7.1 surround and use for audio. Are they not showing or selling at the moment? I'm in Thames by the way.
Mike | posted 11 Mar 2010, 9:47PM | # | Report
Hi Mike
Closest to Thames...
iQ series is available at Heathcotes in its 2 x Hamilton stores.
It is also available at Eastern HiFi Tauranga.
If you are in Auckland and after KEF also check out JB HiFi they are fairly big on the brand.
BD507 is sold out with a new shipment due either Friday or next Monday. SRP $799
Brain dead | posted 11 Mar 2010, 9:59PM | # | Report
Um...sorry to break your heart buddy, but both Tannoy and Polk "aint no KEF!"
Polk is a good bread and butter brand ...KEF goes way beyond that, Polk do make great Subs though.
Tannoy has had its day, sure it makes nice stuff but otherwise is a disorganised company that can not get product to market on time and at a good price. Exists in sentimental value only.
Heathcotes | posted 11 Mar 2010, 10:08PM | # | Report
they definitley have a set of iQ90 and iQ30 in stock
Tannoy | posted 12 Mar 2010, 7:21AM | # | Report
What a ridiculous ignorant statement. You really like tooting your own horn!
Speaker brands | posted 12 Mar 2010, 7:25AM | # | Report
There are leading brands retailers MUST consider if they have the future in mind....
ENGLISH brands - it will be B&W or KEF at #1 and 2
US brands - Klipsch, JBL and Polk
Danish brands Jamo and Dynaudio
There are a billion others to choose from but the handful above are the PLAYERS on a global level. Everything else is really struggling.
Names not mentioned do not mean they are no good, my point is the world speaker market is flooded and among the huge selection there are genuine contenders and it is obvious if you look close who they really are.
Wharfedale SHOULD be there but really has declined in position and quality in the past 18 months. Hard to leave Mission out too but the times they are a changing.
Plenty will not like my comment but look at the financial status of the companys as we as the emotional appeal of the brands first.
There WILL be speaker brand casualties this year.
Tannoy.... | posted 12 Mar 2010, 7:28AM | # | Report
Hoooonk Hoonk!
Toot toot
Beeep Beeep!
Paaarp,...
Not a ridiculous comment at all, now hurry up and try and get to the office early for once!
Dyn | posted 12 Mar 2010, 7:30AM | # | Report
Sure...Dynaudio is a hot to trot Danish brand but it not distributed in NZ??
KEF | posted 12 Mar 2010, 7:38AM | # | Report
I think the saving grace for KEF was the C series to give them the volume, before that the brand kicked in around $2k which cuts out a lot of buyers.
B&W is great but probably noty as strong as KEF in the sub sat range. The KEF KHT speaker sets are very good and well priced.
Tannoy has improved in recent years but like KEF used to be, no entrance point that is low enough to generate vloume.
Polk is huge in the US, the TSi series is hot, Subs are awesome but their sub sat home theatre pack really suck.
For my money I would be looking at KEF iQ series. The 90s floorstanders cobo'd with the iQ10 as rears is a bucket load of speaker action for about $4k.
The Jamo range is sub sat range unbelievable when you look at value for money too.
Mike "thank you" | posted 12 Mar 2010, 11:09AM | # | Report
Thanks for that!
What.. | posted 12 Mar 2010, 12:42PM | # | Report
...did I hear another brand about to be lost?? god this is sooooo funny.
I know that Akl dealers gave the big middle finger to the "guy" this week while he was out trying to drum up new business.
Ain't Karma a B^#%h!!??
The "guy" ??? | posted 12 Mar 2010, 4:27PM | # | Report
I know Vaughan & KEF visited Paul Money as general market visits, that was the only Auckland dealer I am aware of although I am sure JB HiFi was also visted.
I would be surprised if John Tom did that (gave the big middle finger) as he is not that sort of guy.
I think this blog is a little sick of the 'unemployed' who just make stuff up.
Paul Money | posted 12 Mar 2010, 5:26PM | # | Report
I know that John told them they didn't want to take on any more products...Vaughan is desperate for dealers.
Gossips... | posted 12 Mar 2010, 7:49PM | # | Report
Well obviously John told you something in confidence and then it is on a blog site shortly after...not exactly the big finger though is it
'big finger' | posted 12 Mar 2010, 9:50PM | # | Report
the words of a well known industry gimp, the sooner we are rid of him the better
What the...? | posted 12 Mar 2010, 10:04PM | # | Report
Industry gimp? What has this blog descended into...obviously that last post is from someone within Avalon... far out, this place is pathetic!
I am NOT from Avalon | posted 12 Mar 2010, 10:26PM | # | Report
I disagree re the last comment.
If some one makes a comment that is untrue (big finger boy) and then is referred to as a gimp there is no wrong doing in my opinion.
liars ARE gimps...or am I wrong?
yep! | posted 12 Mar 2010, 10:27PM | # | Report
liars are gimps
10 cents worth | posted 12 Mar 2010, 10:30PM | # | Report
I think the articles / commentaries on this blog site are great.
The reactions at times are not so great, but isn't it wonderful something like this exists. Everybody gets to have their say as woeful as that may become at times.
Let it roll baby....let it roll
bring it on | posted 12 Mar 2010, 11:13PM | # | Report
too right
why not have one place in the industry here the truth comes out...no harm in that at all
Liars | posted 13 Mar 2010, 4:16AM | # | Report
Say what you like as long as you don't lie.
I recall someone by the name of 'Too Tall' on audioenz writing a story about Livewire and Bryston which resulted in his being asked to leave the Newmarket store.
That never happened.
Too Tall made it all up.
That sort of stuff degrades and cheapens a blogsite.
why | posted 13 Mar 2010, 8:22AM | # | Report
why would Too Tall make something up?
seems pointless
As If | posted 13 Mar 2010, 8:48AM | # | Report
As if this blog could be cheapened or degraded any further.
Hilarious
hahaha | posted 13 Mar 2010, 12:07PM | # | Report
Too true...this place is full of testosterone fuelled schoolboys. So funny!
I like lies | posted 13 Mar 2010, 3:39PM | # | Report
The lies in here are fantastic. The response is always heated and entertaining.
However there is always a bit of truth under those lies, just hard to sift through the BS
unhealthy | posted 13 Mar 2010, 5:13PM | # | Report
not a healthy trait to like lies, not at all
lies | posted 13 Mar 2010, 6:36PM | # | Report
can't argue with that
as if... | posted 13 Mar 2010, 6:38PM | # | Report
this or any other blog can take heaps more rubbish
if this rocks you you need to get out and about a little more
Audioquest cable | posted 13 Mar 2010, 6:57PM | # | Report
Word has it a truckload of very cheap audioquest cable is going to hit the market sometime next week, if as rumoured Avalon dumps their entire stock on hand to "B&W dealers" the brand will be of no use to B&W for at least 3 months.
This will be an interesting one.
messy | posted 13 Mar 2010, 7:05PM | # | Report
I think it will get messy.
Avalon have a lot of good Audioquest cable stock.Fred Harding is a tough old nut and will want to control proceedings, Vaughan has proven almost impossible to pin down in tight situations and really works the angles looking for the upper hand. My guess is Vaughan will place a price on his stock, Fred will try and talk the value down and Vaughan will decline the offer and dump the stock.
Just my guess.
Whatever happened to | posted 13 Mar 2010, 9:34PM | # | Report
the good old boys - Michael Ibbotson, Anthony Muriel and Wayne Patterson?
and... | posted 13 Mar 2010, 9:37PM | # | Report
and...John Hurst, Paul Gillard, Bharat Bhana, Steve King
kerfuffle | posted 13 Mar 2010, 11:12PM | # | Report
isn't the audioquest thing a bit of a storm in a tea cup?
It is obvious Avalon has geared its effort around Onkyo, Integra and KEF
if.... | posted 14 Mar 2010, 6:56AM | # | Report
if the new Avalon entity holds all brands bar one from its purchase of the old company, and it appears in Audioquest it has lost the smallest by revenue then that would have to be a satisfactory result for them.
details? | posted 14 Mar 2010, 7:37AM | # | Report
any details on when the new store will open?
new store | posted 14 Mar 2010, 7:50AM | # | Report
I heard the new store was part of the Mercedes dealership building in Newmarket.
Not sure if this is true but if it is then surely an opening must only be a month or two away?
Revenue | posted 14 Mar 2010, 8:16AM | # | Report
I guarantee that there is more margin in selling one pair of moderately priced AQ cables than in one of those discounted Onkyo receivers. SO i very much doubt AQ is the smallest brand by revenue.
Hmmm | posted 14 Mar 2010, 11:57AM | # | Report
Just been told the January Gfk results, Onkyo still #1 which is a bit of a shock considering the receivership happened Jan/Feb.
About $400k sales. I can not see how cables would be more than that.
Onkyo's only real contender in NZ at this stage is Yamaha who seem to have closed the gap between #1 and #2.
Woopee | posted 14 Mar 2010, 2:33PM | # | Report
What is this obsession with Gfk? do you get a special star saying you've sold the most? Who gives a toss.
Wimpy | posted 14 Mar 2010, 4:13PM | # | Report
Well...
You certainly do not get a prize for selling the least!
You get the boot and a wooden spoon to play with while you are unemployed.
Gfk | posted 14 Mar 2010, 4:26PM | # | Report
The obsession with Gfk will be driven by Livewire (Vaughan).
He has always been focussed on market share as a form of measurement, it will also have a lot to do with his background in Japanese companies (Sony, Fujifilm).
When you deal with the national retailers as Avalon / Onkyo does then it is critical to know how you are tracking against other brands you are lined up (competing) with. The big retailers track sell through very closely because they literally have tens of millions tied up in stock, slow moving stock / brands will simply be marginalised, hence the obsession with market share.
Based on the above knowledge of the size of the market you trade in along with awareness of your own slice of the pie would be a fundamental piece of information to help form your business plan I would of thought?
Warriors | posted 14 Mar 2010, 4:27PM | # | Report
leading Titans 6-0....woooohooo!
Warriors | posted 14 Mar 2010, 4:29PM | # | Report
12-0...upset on the cards?
bugga | posted 14 Mar 2010, 5:50PM | # | Report
18-24
titans deserved it though
Gfk | posted 14 Mar 2010, 7:00PM | # | Report
understandable some dislike or do not care for market shares. if your focus is shifting one or two higher value amps each week then its relevance is not high.
look at what is happening to hifi specialists though: they truely are fading away, Eastern HiFi is gone in Auckland and Wellington, Hubands are history and who knows will be next but it does not look good.
It is a real shame.
Who owns | posted 14 Mar 2010, 10:15PM | # | Report
this new Eastern HiFi store about to open elsewhere in Newmarket? And who owns the reinvented Avalon Audio?
owners | posted 15 Mar 2010, 10:23AM | # | Report
The owners of the 'new' Avalon are the same people who drove the old one into the ground.
CheckYourFacts | posted 15 Mar 2010, 10:42AM | # | Report
re: Hubands are history
If you actually know the facts this is not the case - they are simply relocating and finding the right premises.
owners | posted 15 Mar 2010, 12:29PM | # | Report
ohh.. they are also the same people that ripped of millions of dollars from local suppliers, and small private shareholders, and they dont give a damn. Such standup people, VW give yourself a pat on the back and stand tall before you go down as it is going to happen.
issues | posted 15 Mar 2010, 2:13PM | # | Report
now that sounds like someone with some real 'issues'. hide the razor blades.
Issues? | posted 15 Mar 2010, 2:51PM | # | Report
Strange that every time someone comments on the unscrupulous nature of the management of this company, they are accused of having issues, or having been a disenfranchised ex staff member. Maybe they are just someone with an opinion.
Mr Issues | posted 15 Mar 2010, 9:16PM | # | Report
Wake up! ...when you jump into a public arena like this one and pop your own 'opinion' as you have it is pretty obvious there will be a response. Do you have a problem with someone responding to you?
If you really think the key people in Avalon don't 'give a damn' then you really are a drip. I should not complain, we need people like you...you make the rest of us look good.
new store | posted 15 Mar 2010, 9:33PM | # | Report
I have it on good authority that the new store being opened by Avalon in Newmarket will be open in the first week of April. The opening is supposed to be timed to coincide with the arrival of the 2010 Onkyo receiver range. The TX-SR608 is being released first and early because the TX-SR607 is now sold out.
You have to give some credit to the management of Avalon, they have taken the Onkyo brand to a new level since picking up distribution from B&W about a year ago. It may not appeal to some specialist dealers the way it is driven as a volume brand via the national retailers but it is certainly the brand to have on your shelf when you compare features for the money.
And, NO I am not an employee of Avalon!
(But I do own an Onkyo TX-SR806)
new store | posted 15 Mar 2010, 10:58PM | # | Report
yeah, I heard too that it was to be open by April.
Saw the site today, not bad...it will be interesting to see what Avalon does with it compared to the old Eastern HiFi store in Newmarket
Onkyo | posted 16 Mar 2010, 10:39PM | # | Report
I think it will be a glorified Onkyo shop
not a bad thing | posted 17 Mar 2010, 8:41AM | # | Report
It wouldn't be a bad thing to be able to go to one store and see a full brand offering of receivers, amps etc in a location isolated from the retail precincts. Thats kind what Eastern HiFi a;lways was wasn't it? (With Denon and now with Onkyo)