Richer Sounds shop on Lordship Lane

[Mikecg]

Yes Jeremy, and they all have goldplated balanced XLR connections and gold sputtered diaphrams, pretty cool eh!

[Administrator]

As fascinating as this is, please could we try and get this back topic.

[huntaaar]

Its a good shop as long as you do your own research before you go in and don't take their word for what's "best" IE what they have the best margin on.

[Pierre]

This is in danger of being lounged... I just wanted to add a) that the hifi shop near the EDD always looks a bit more like a car radio showroom (the perspex and excessive neon puts me off) and b) OK, so gold-plated connectors may be a valid choice explained by oxidation, but how on earth can you justify _directional_ cables?

: P

[Mikecg]

Admin Said No!

However, the cables are sheilded at one end to prevent ground loops (ground loop=50hz hum)

Sorry Admin.

[Jeremy]

Pierre Wrote:

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> that the hifi shop near the EDD

> always looks a bit more like a car radio showroom

> (the perspex and excessive neon puts me off)

Yep... it does look a bit off-putting doesn't it? And last time I went in there, the stock seemed a bit limited (but it was a while ago).

[fractionater]

Richer Sounds is great - welcome to LL!

you can get some bargains in there...and don't forget they PRICE MATCH BABY...PRICE MATCH!

[Kingsbury David]

I must pop in here, Julian Richer was one of my best friends for ages, and started selling hi-fi from home at 13. He proves the point if you sell good stuff cheap and look after your staff you will do well and I bet he hasn't suffered much from the credit crunch. He should now be giving lessons to others in how to do the same as he has, it's very simple. If you treat the customers and staff like friends rather than enemies they will look after you. I've worked in other shops and the attitude is rarely the same as his.

[Mikecg]

Kindsbury David wrote,

If you treat the customers and staff like friends rather than enemies they will look after you. I've worked in other shops and the attitude is rarely the same as his.

Yes KD but there is an old saying that goes "you scratch my back and I'll stab yours".

[xone]

Agreed they have always been great for customer service which is a big part of why they have done well. That along with very aggressively priced kit. With regards to the margin and comments about "brands you have heard of" they actually own several of the brands they sell themselves e.g. Cambridge Audio, Mordant Short, Opus to name a few. They own a separate company to manage this side of the business and to look after the export markets. With margins so tight in the audio/electronics industry for a few years now owning the brand and exclusivity is a great way to go.

[eater81]

Richer Sounds is one of the best shops in the country, pure and simple. They sell high quality products at prices which are literally unbeatable. All the gear in my house was bought there at some point or another.

What's with all these comparisons with Netto? So because a place is cheap it is considered "low class" by some people.

What kind of clown would go out of their way to pay more to buy a product from another shop with better "social status"?

Such people really need to get over their pathetic and pretentious aspirational insecurities. Nobody is impressed.

[????]

Don't mention clowns...no seriously

[Mikecg]

eater81 No Comment.

Edited because what I originally posted was a waste of motor skills.

[Huguenot]

LOL!

[dbboy]

Whereabouts on LL are richer sounds going to be?

thanks

[*Bob*]

dbboy Wrote:

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> Whereabouts on LL are richer sounds going to be?

In between M&S and Waitrose.

[????]

Sorry everyone, couldn't find my anorak anywhere....anyway, anything exciting to report?

[Mikecg]

No not really Quids, except fat-boy dim gave me some lip.

[will dex]

i know julian, james, matt, phil and gary (the bosses) from richer sounds quite well, ill make some enquiries. It wouldnt fit their business model tho so id be surprised, i think this is again one of those "spurious" posts.

[penk]

>i think this is

> again one of those "spurious" posts.

wait, you mean there are spurious posts on here?

*ceases looking for suspicious clown *

[Sue]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> dbboy Wrote:

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> > Whereabouts on LL are richer sounds going to

> be?

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> In between M&S and Waitrose.

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