I have had the pleasure of meeting many talented people through our YouTube Channel. When given their permission, I like to post their responses when they are expertly done from experience. This gentleman did a superb job of understanding the complexity of Nakamichi cassette decks. I will let his words stand without comment: "Having used a lot of cassette decks, including Nakamichi, I definitely formed my own impressions of all of them. My impression of Nakamichi decks is that there is no...

Over on our Audible Elegance Youtube channel, we received a really nice observation to a recent video I did on why we don't carry expensive phono cartridges in stock. This response applies to all specialty retailers and, perhaps, it will give you a better understanding of small businesses. Sadly, even midsize specialty retailers are being challenged as can be noted by the closure of Dover Saddlery in Montgomery. It was a fine horse tack and supply store but now they are gone. I shopped...

Now and again we are asked about pricing for not only ourselves but for other dealers. Here is an example of a question: Are you as a dealer willing to negotiate on price? Making that clear will keep your customers working with you vs going open box or used. Some dealers are opaque on pricing and sticker shock is real. And now, my response: That's a very broad question. Some products have, frankly, very little margin. Sometimes its about 10%. There's no place to go and the manufacturer...