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"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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Exactly the opposite of the AR/Dyna listening rooms in the '60s.
You just sat and listened. No one tried to sell you anything.

And they stayed open for how long...?

Good question.

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/vi...ges/79742.html

1959 Opening of the AR Music Room in Grand Central Terminal, NYC.

1974 Closing of the Music Room in Grand Central Terminal, NYC

15 years, not a bad run for Audio.

Thanks, Arny... no, that's not bad... bet they could have stayed up
longer if they'd used those high-cost facilities to move some product
as well, but no that's not too bad.

I would say that when they opened the place, they had enough mind share and
market share and were successful enough at taking it to the bank, that the
investment in an image place probably paid off. People got turned on to high
fidelity sound at Grand Central station, and then actually bought the
equipment at the specialty store on the other end of the line, closer to
home. You don't want to try to carry a pair or even just one AR3s home on
the train!

By the time 1974 rolled around, high fidelity was a completely different
business. They lost their dominant position. Audio stopped being high tech.
More audio was being sold in appliance stores than specialty stores.

And imagine, you managed to convey that info without having said
"capitalist pig" or anything remotely similar.

Some people need to get back on their meds, I guess.