moxxey: 355f: Lets be realistic- its not good for B&O to have the shutters up on their stores is it? if the franchisees were doing well why did they go into administration in some cases! From what I know from the successful and profitable Bath store (that applies to the above statement), it wasn't due to them not making enough money. It was

saf: moxxey: 355f: The Armanai shirt analogy is an interesting one, the issue here is that versace, canali, zegna, pal zileri ,paul smith all charge the same or more for a shirt so Armani is not 'out of sector on pricing and the quality of materials and fit is as good if not better than most brand Correct, but most men do not know that. Buy an Armani

moxxey: 355f: Birmingham, worcs, No, they are both re-opening. Same situation as the Bath store. They had their franchise ended and, unlike a reasonably smooth transfer, the franchise owner left the stores and closed them down. They will re-open soon. I know this as one of the employees is working in the Bath store and is heading back to the Worcester

moxxey: 355f: The Armanai shirt analogy is an interesting one, the issue here is that versace, canali, zegna, pal zileri ,paul smith all charge the same or more for a shirt so Armani is not 'out of sector on pricing and the quality of materials and fit is as good if not better than most brand Correct, but most men do not know that. Buy an Armani

RussR: Hi Moxxey, I'm on your side here. My point was to take issue with those who seem to feel that the Televisions have recently gone 'out of reach' for the common man. I think it only reasonable to consider pieces for which there is some close analog between the current line and the older ones. As others here have mentioned, there really

Puncher: moxxey: RussR: A Rolex Daytona has been mentioned here, I keep mentioning cars, but someone else mentioned the BMW M3 already. What did they cost then? What about now? When I was in Graduate school a Rolex Daytona could be had for $1,500USD. Who cares what they cost or whether you (or I) can afford them! People buy them and still buy them.

moxxey: RussR: A Rolex Daytona has been mentioned here, I keep mentioning cars, but someone else mentioned the BMW M3 already. What did they cost then? What about now? When I was in Graduate school a Rolex Daytona could be had for $1,500USD. Who cares what they cost or whether you (or I) can afford them! People buy them and still buy them. If Rolex

Stan: I'm going to repeat what I just said in another thread... I'm not sure that Apple is worthy of all the "build quality" accolades we seem to give it. Initial build quality, perhaps... but as far as longevity is concerned - I'm sure they're as good/better than other computer companies, but they are a long way behind B&O

TerryM: One myth to dispel,for a start, is that a product manufactured in China is per se necessarily "cheap,and cheerful". The Chinese will manufacture to whatever quality/price point is demanded by the customer eg Apple ,Toshiba(with the late XE1 HD DVD player),and Shanling CD players. It is difficult to know whether,or not,a move to a cheaper

clifft: This is something to get Flappo and Co foaming at the mouth! I rang a Melbourne dealer today to ask the price of a pair of A8 headphones as my son had managed to break his second pair. I was told Aus$215. The dealer then said that there was going to be a price increase on July 1st to Aus$250 !!! That is a 16% increase at a time when the Aus