Amazon vs Google
Monday, 27 May 2024 9:51:00 am Australia/Melbourne
From the point of view of a small medium enterprise like Carlton Audio Visual, the sovereign entities of Google and Facebook have evolved by placing themselves in the way of every consumer and every purveyor in every transaction. The question is ... have they added or subtracted value to consumers and purveyors?
On a busy Saturday afternoon I took a phone call from a gentleman asking if we sold Sennheiser TV headphones … I said not and suggested he contact JB Hi Fi who I knew carried that range … only he told me he had already tried ring JB in Doncaster but hadn’t been able to get through and asked me if I could recommend a store. So I suggested he contact the Bourke st branch where I have found the staff helpful and engaging.
However he then went on to tell me that he had actually purchased the headphones from Amazon for $100 less than the normal go price and actually was simply looking for help on how to set them up as he was having issues ….
So here is the thing … this perfectly decent consumer was happy to buy the product from a ruthless global entity that launches pointless phallic rockets into the upper atmosphere … and then ring to get setup advice and consultation from bricks and mortar retailers at their peak time and labour cost basis.
Read MoreReidun at the Munich show day three
Sunday, 12 May 2024 4:55:24 pm Australia/Melbourne
Today there’s not so much on the HiFi side of things. It was the first of the open to the public days and things get busy and silly at the show.
Read MoreReidun at the Munich Hi Fi Show day two
Saturday, 11 May 2024 4:36:06 pm Australia/Melbourne
Day Two in Munich started with a couple of coffees and then to some ‘little’ things ... including today the Sonus faber Suprema loudspeaker system and the Audio Research 330 mono amplifiers ...
Read MoreReidun goes to the Munich Hi End show ...Day One
Friday, 10 May 2024 8:13:36 pm Australia/Melbourne
It’s so nice to be back in Germany and enjoying all that’s on offer at the Munich Highend show. Many new products are launched at this show so every year there’s something exciting to have a listen to.
Read MoreBorn again LP records by our local Pastor
Sunday, 17 March 2024 4:23:43 pm Australia/Melbourne
Justin Ang, the new Pastor at Scots Church, has written this piece on why Vinyl LPs are important and how they contribute to our quality of life.. This article copied from Scots Church "The Leaflet " Autumn 2024 with their permission.
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