Good Salesmanship or What?!!

Posted by: cunningplan on 10 September 2003

A good friend of mine recently took in his Hi-Cap for repair, and a re-cap also his 62/140 for servicing. He was given a price for the above but was promptly told that his pre-power combo might have problems powering his speakers (KEF Reference Ones.) I found that an extremely strange thing to say as they didn't seem to have any problems before. Anyway he found himself listening to the 200/202 combo and CDX which he decided to buy along with his repaired Hi-Cap. Apart from the fact I'm envious he's now got a better system than me, can anybody shed light on the fact he was told that he needed a better pre power combo just to make sure he could drive his speakers!

Regards
Clive


Artificial Intelligence will never replace real stupidity!
Posted on: 10 September 2003 by prowla
A salesman can't sell you what you don't want to buy...

Paul Rowlands
Posted on: 10 September 2003 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Paul

A good salesman will make you think you need it...

Regards

Mike

On the Yellow Brick Road and happy
Posted on: 10 September 2003 by Steve Toy
If you're weak enough you deserve what's coming to you!

If you were smart enough in the first place then maybe it was a case of money well spent.

I dunno about those Kefs but Allæs need at least a 250...



Regards,

Steve.
Posted on: 10 September 2003 by hi fi fo fum
sounds like he went home with a better system...62 /140 will drive the KEF speakers the 202/200 will drive them better ,what's the big deal, is the guy happy ? I bet he is !
Posted on: 10 September 2003 by Steve Toy
Hi Fi Fo Fum,

Indeed! This is the Naim Forum not Pink Fish Big Grin



Regards,

Steve.
Posted on: 11 September 2003 by Geofiz
Better not tell him that 135s or 145s will drive the KEFs even better Big Grin
Posted on: 11 September 2003 by Greg Beatty
...I didn't know you were a hi-fi salesman!!!

- GregB
Happy with a Nait 5/FC2 driving Allaes
Posted on: 11 September 2003 by hi fi fo fum
quote:
Originally posted by Geofiz:
Better not tell him that 135s or 145s will drive the KEFs even better Big Grin


Hey ,"have you ever heard what 2 Nap 145's do to a center channel speaker, you really should bi-amp the center,man ....your wife will love it too!!!"

"A CDX2 with out the XPS2 is like a day with out sun shine"
Posted on: 11 September 2003 by Tuan
"A CDX2 with out the XPS2 is like a day with out sun shine"[/QUOTE]

yeahhh ... and how about supercap without a 52 (or 252) Steve? I only have a 102. Tell me more please....
Posted on: 11 September 2003 by hi fi fo fum
I'll tell you one thing about this and only one thing,.....52or252 you will need a SuperCap
Posted on: 11 September 2003 by silklee
quote:
Originally posted by Geofiz:
Better not tell him that 135s or 145s will drive the KEFs even better Big Grin


Or the SBL is even a better choice behind the 202/200.
Posted on: 12 September 2003 by Rasher
Either the salesman actually said that, or he heard what he wanted to hear. I can talk myself into spending money all the time, and usually like to justify it somehow by blaming someone else Wink
Posted on: 12 September 2003 by Tuan
Good salemanship... HiFiFoFum (Canada)

Wednesday... I went to my favourite HiFiFoFum and spent 4 hours playing with Naim Reference series swapping Neat/Royd speakers to my liking. Having good coffee (Steve has good coffee) and pleasant conversations with people... Classical, Jazz, Blue (music). At 6 PM we all went for dinner... good food! and got a lift home (by Steve) How much better can it get (at HiFiFoFum)? Thank you Steve.
Posted on: 12 September 2003 by hi fi fo fum
Tuan, shhhhhhh! next you guys will want the B&Q set up, have you seen the deck out back ....Tuan now you know why I don't have any chairs.....coffee is for paying customers, like you Tuan...SiLO on the move ,trying to catch you Tuan..... Eek
Posted on: 12 September 2003 by Tuan
quote:
Originally posted by hi fi fo fum:
..SiLO on the move ,trying to catch you Tuan..... Eek


hahhaha Simon feels the heat... MAxPower next!
Posted on: 12 September 2003 by hi fi fo fum
MAXPOWER...aka T?@n..... don't let anyone know your true identity.......in the great words of Warren Zevon..." turn those speakers up REAL LOUD and play it all night long ."
NAP 300 to power "Walkman" speakers...over the top man, oh ,sorry, MAX,MAXPOWER