If you had to choose 3 brands to carry which brands would they be?? any brand does not matter

Image Dynamics
Alpine
Memphis

but then you need wiring and stuff too

Rockford - wire/hardwear/speakers/amps/decks/subs
Apline - speakers/multi-media/decks/subs/amps
Kicker - Speakers/Amps/Subs

I would carry Eclipse for one. They atleast have some protection against online sales(you can get many other brands damn near anywhere, for example).

Alpine, Kicker, Eclipse ...

alpine, jl audio, orion

eclipse
mb quart
jl audio

Phoenix Gold
AudioBahn
Cerwin Vega

Alpine
Kicker
Stinger (gotta connect everything somehow)

Kicker
Pioneer
MTX

And if I may...

I would also carry Sony,CV,and JL.......

Oh yeah...and a complete line of Pioneer 8 track players!! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

Beyond Audio (subs)
Knukonceptz (wiring)
Alpine (deck and speakers)
Some how I dont think I would be in business for long though since not many ppl know what Knukonceptz and BA is..

I would choose Knukonceptz, Eclipse and Elemental Designs/Avionixx. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Eclipse / Pioneer / Audiobahn

Thanx guys keep um comin!

my second set of three would be:

JL / Fosgate / MTX

lightning audio ....they offer a full line of install acc and amps/subs/speakers from low end to mid level stuff ...........something for every one [img]smile.gif[/img]

eclipse .......nice higher end line .....everyone seems to go oooo when you mention eclipse [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]


kenwood ........offers a full line including head units ....got something in everyone's price range.......

JBL For the budget minded.
JL For those who want to spend a little more.
Pioneer I always have, I do have and will always use pioneer's decks.

Then of course I would have stinger for accesories.

X

Only 3 brands? Well I can think of a few brands I would carry, if I had a store.

JBL--Reasonably priced and I like them, about 80% of my system is JBL

Alpine--their products are popular and a good seller

JL Audio--well known

Cerwin Vega--Love anything by Cerwin, lol

MTX, Kenwood, Thump, Power Acoustik, MA would be other brands to consider if my first 3, opps looks like I have four, choices. Oh and of course all the installation brands and accessories would be a must.

if i had i store i carry everything so everyone could have a choice. ohh only three hey. mmmm

Alpine
BA= Beyound audio
jbl.

MMM really the the brands i have now [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ June 23, 2003, 07:12 PM: Message edited by: RangerSVTSplash ]

Am i the ONLY person who would take Rockford?? [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]

I'd probably want rockford, kicker and memphis

only reason I wouldn't take rockford is that they are sold by future shop and then I'd have to try and compete with them head to head on pricing ..........might be tough [img]smile.gif[/img]

so carry the rockford products FS doesnt... bd1500.1, Power Hx2, Type RF.... how many kids know about Rockford?

Jensen
AudioVox
Focal

Optima batteries and my homemade resemblence of one.

1.Eclipse
2.Rockford
3.Kicker(Maybe)
4.JL

JL Audio
Phoenix Gold
Alpine

Lightning Audio - Wires and such.

i would run a very small shop that catered to very few people, and would do prodominantly home audio but would also feature car audio.

home:
Mark Levinson
Musical Fidelity
Wilson Audio
Wisdom Audio
Mcintosh
Dynaudio
Adcom

Mobile:
Mcintosh
Dynaudio
Scosche
Brax
Focal

The store/studio would/will be located in a commercial plaza complex owned my myself and wouldnt really be a source of revenue.

it owuld just be the $hit to own the place.

actually, add to that list:

B & O

i was at their place on Bloor the other day and it was pretty cool

JL, Eclipse, Focal.

I would sell..

1)Alpine. Decks/Amps/Speakers/DVD/Nav Systems.
2)Rockford. Decks/Amps/Speakers/Wiring/ has some cheaper stuff for the teens too.
3a)JL. Amps/Speakers.
3b)Pioneer/Premier. Decks/Amps/Speakers

I would like to carry some Audio Control stuff and some higher-end stuff like MB Quart/Rainbow/Eclipse... but honestly the day to day business would be slow.

Interesting comment regarding online sales. I've been hearing that a lot lately from dealers we've been talking to............. a lot don't want to compete with online retailers.

of course they don't.........with the amount of extra overhead they have to run to be an actual store they just can't compete

rent, heat, stock, employee's, taxes, ect....all cost money ........online dealers have none of that .......

a lot of guys whine about the mark up stores make.......they just have no idea what it costs to run a storefront ....

Then when they buy off the internet they whine when thier amp/sub blows and there is no warrenty and they need to buy another one..

There are always threads from people who always rant that shops are overpriced blah blah blah, and all of these people seem to believe they have a pretty good idea on what stuff "should" cost in a shop. With their great business sense, I believe 99% of them would fail at a retail shop within 6 months. Many of the posts I have seen were from people who think that if a shop pays $100 for a speaker, then selling it for $120 gives the shop a decent profit. Many have zero clue as to what is actually involved. The cost of carrying inventory is foreign to damn near all of them(nevermind the rent/insurance/taxes/electricity/advertising). I was amazed at what the local shop spends on advertising...damn!

Knukonceptz
Alpine
Diamond Audio

I gotta be different somehow. My second list is based on my setup of old school product:
Alpine (1999)
Sony Mobile ES
Cerwin Vega
They don't make them like they used to. :(

[ June 24, 2003, 07:33 AM: Message edited by: Chadxton ]

B&O rules along with nearly all the other stuff you mentioned. Very popular in Germany.

Exactly what i was thinking ;)

Well first of all---- Fosgate of course, like c,mon, really, youd have to be an idiot not to carry their product, plus you get dragster,and all their wires, really its a no-brainer

secondly, JBL, and im surprised that nobody else posted harmon as a pick, like that crown amp, thats pretty cool, plus the overall quality

and last but not least pyramid! simply the best! gotta love pyramid, or maybe prestige. always on the cutting edge

OMG let's just have all of us carry this mass marketed mediocre company that everyone knows. :rolleyes: I'll limit myself to their decks and connecting accessories. Mind you many of their old-school products of amps were very good.

JBL maybe for home or pro audio.

LOL, I like your humour, guy. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] It's all good.

[ June 24, 2003, 11:45 AM: Message edited by: Chadxton ]

OMG let's just have all of us carry this mass marketed mediocre company that everyone knows. :rolleyes: I'll limit myself to their decks and connecting accessories. Mind you many of their old-school products of amps were very good.

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secondly, JBL, and im surprised that nobody else posted harmon as a pick, like that crown amp, thats pretty cool, plus the overall quality

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JBL maybe for home or pro audio.

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and last but not least pyramid! simply the best! gotta love pyramid, or maybe prestige. always on the cutting edge

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LOL, I like your humour, guy. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] It's all good. </font>[/QUOTE]The local shop still deals RF, but they don't keep the decks in stock(they are ridiculously overpriced), and the shop also doesn't carry punch amps anymore, they carry the power amps(BB has the punch stuff anyway). There have been discussions as to why stay with a brand that has zero loyalty to the retailers who helped establish the brand in the area in the first place(and pathetic protection against rf stuff being d out online). I surely wouldn't feel the need to carry RF, and it isn't a matter of the quality of the product.