Keep'em or Drop'em, Pick them up..

troy_audi0
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Ok my shop has afew lines.

I just want to see who likes what ..

here are the lines just copy paste with Keep or drop next to it..

add a reson if you would like but keep it short

JL Audio ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

Pioneer ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

Kenwood ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

TMA ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

Clarion ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

Kicker ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

RE Audio ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

US Amps ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

Dual ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

Alpine ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Reson~

Dynamat ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Now Should I Pick them Up?

Morel ~Yes ~No

Reson~

Genisis ~Yes ~No

Reson~

Arc Audio ~Yes ~No

Reson~

Image Dynamics ~Yes ~No

Reson~

Second Skin ~Yes ~No

Reson~

Memphis ~Yes ~No

Reson~

 
Keep: JL, TMA, Clarion, Kicker, RE, US Amps, Alpine.. all very well known companies, good products. MOST of them = good price to performance ratio.

Except JL & TMA of course..

I'd pick up Memphis, Arc Audio & Image Dynamics.

Great companies.. all have amazing products..

I'd switch Dynamat & Second Skin.. get Second Skin.

 
I would keep these

Pioneer - nice decks, and speakers

Kenwood - nice decks

Clarion - use to make good decks not sure if they still do

Kicker - very good equipment for a good price

RE Audio - wonderful subs

US Amps - tanks

Alpine - very nice decks and there alpine type rs would sell....

I would pickup

Second Skin - imo better then dynamat

Memphis - nice subs and amps

i would pickup sundown and digital design if you could

 
Id Keep...
Pioneer

JL Audio

Kicker

RE Audio

US Amps

Alpine

Dynamat

Id pick up the...

Morels

ID

Arc

Memphis

I agree here, I just dont know about morel, from the other posts seems like a good brand. I have never heard of them.

I havent used clarion or kenwood but have heard good things so I would probably keep these

Second Skin, I have also not used but have heard good things so I cant say.

 
So I will list mine, as the shp is right now..

And why I ask.. Just not sure if my area is in for the change's

 

JL Audio ~Drop'em

Reson~ Just cant sell it Most people cant get the good stuff with out dropping a ton of cash

 

Pioneer ~Keep'em

Reson~ Just The head uints..Lost of flash & ok for the normal person

 

Kenwood ~Drop'em

Reson~ As Stated.. most everything but the DDX8019 is crap

 

TMA ~Keep'em

Reson~ Cheap Amps Great for tempory setup..

 

Clarion ~Keep'em

Reson~ I love how eazy they are for people to use & the 6v line is sweet

 

Kicker ~Keep'em

Reson~ The CRV is a great sub for the price,The rest are so so Nice amps

 

RE Audio ~Keep'em

Reson~ Young guys love'em the SE is hard to keep instock,Though the RE12's Have Blown 4/7 times

 

US Amps ~Keep'em

Reson~ XT amps are cheap & loud.. I will keep you posted on problems

 

Dual ~Drop'em

Reson~ Why the hell is this in my shop? CRAP!!

 

Alpine ~Keep'em

Reson~ the R's line is great Hu are good for most but are hard to use for some

 

Dynamat ~Keep'em ~Drop'em

Just Dont know

 

Now Should I Pick them Up?

 

Morel ~Yes ~No

Reson~ Image Dynamics May have more to offer for same or less $$

 

Genisis ~Yes

Reson~The Profile Amp line great for stealthy installs

 

Arc Audio ~Yes

Reson~ Awsome Amps & EQ's ect ect

 

Image Dynamics ~Yes

Reson~ Lots of great stuff, & daily ap. aswell

 

Second Skin ~Yes ~No

Reson~ not sure never useed or seen any..

 

Memphis ~No

Reson~ If I Have Image & RE Why Do I need Them?

 
Im listing Them As They Would be Used

In Other Words I Will Only Sell What Is Is Listed Under

 

Head Units Only

Clarion

Pioneer

 

Sub/Speaker Co.

Re Audio

Image Dynamics

 

Amp Co.

US Amps

Genisis

TMA

 

Amp,Speaker,Sub & More Co.

Arc Audio + Eq's ect ect

Kicker + Wire

Alpine + HU

 

Wire & Install Parts

Tsunami

Kicker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
REASON!!!!!!!!!! ITS REASON!!!!!! jeesus that was annoying.
It is JESUS!

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I know Im in the minority, but if I owned a car audio store I would probably keep Dual for their head units, as they would be most cost effective for the novice who wants DVD.

I know Clarion, Pioneer, and Alpine make them too, but the $200 to $400 price difference might lose you some sales.

Sure its a cheap product, likely with lower margin, but increasing your margins arewhat accessories and installations are for.

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Dont make the mistake of trying to carry too many brands. Nothing I hate more when walking into a store besides having 1 or 2 selections, is having so many selections that the sales people really dont know alot about any one thing, and you constantly have competing products within your own store. Have a few, solid, name brands... and a few 'internet' brands. Keep it simple, and make it look like you chose only the best brands to sell... not just everything under the sun.

imo.

 
Dont make the mistake of trying to carry too many brands. Nothing I hate more when walking into a store besides having 1 or 2 selections, is having so many selections that the sales people really dont know alot about any one thing, and you constantly have competing products within your own store. Have a few, solid, name brands... and a few 'internet' brands. Keep it simple, and make it look like you chose only the best brands to sell... not just everything under the sun.
imo.
Thats what im doing..

trying to see what I should drop before I get more..

I dont want tomuch stuff..

 
JL Audio: Drop, overpriced

Pioneer: Drop, junk

Kenwood: Keep, great low end products. Excelon line is nice. Solid amps, deck, excelon subs, and DoubleDINS w/ nav

TMA: Keep, budget JL

Clarion: Keep

Kicker: Keep

RE Audio: Keep

US Amps: Don't need them

Dual: Shitty. I'd rather have Jensen than Dual.

Alpine: Keep. Well duh.

Dynamat: Meh...

Morel: Yes, if you can sell it.

Genisis: No, market?

Arc Audio: Yes, match with Morel for amps...

Image Dynamics: Yes.

Second Skin: Yes.

Memphis: Yes. Rock solid amps, take a beating.

nG

 
JL Audio: Drop, overpriced

Pioneer: Keep, awesome decks at decent price. Not sure why Noah don't like them.

Kenwood: Drop, besides their Excelon decks, the rest isn't that good and the amps can tend to be pricey for whatever reason.

TMA: Keep

Clarion: Keep for another good maker of decks, the rest isn't that good.

Kicker: Keep for the sake of a mainstream brand that is decent.

RE Audio: keep

US Amps: Keep for some bad ass amps!

Dual: I would look at profile or something else cheap, but not cheap and shitty, lol!

Alpine: Keep to compete with Kicker.

Dynamat: Too expensive, I have it, but got a killer deal.

Morel: Might be hard to sell, up for grabs on that one.

Genisis: Agree with Noah.

Arc Audio: Good amps, but not sure if you will need it.

Image Dynamics: Awesome subs!

Second Skin: Yeah, I would take it over Dynomat unless Dynomat was cheaper, which it won't be I don't think.

Memphis: Yes, if you want some other good amps, no if you think you have enough to get you buy in Kicker, Alpine, Usamps.

 
JL Audio ~Keep'em

Reson~ household names always sell

Pioneer ~Keep'em

Reson~ same as above

Kenwood ~drop'em

Reson~ decks always fail, neverseen much quality lately

TMA ~neutral

Clarion ~Drop'em

Reson~ not seen much new, they seem static with the product line

Kicker ~Keep'em

Reson~ house hold name

RE Audio ~Drop'em

Reson~ the good **** is way too much

US Amps ~Drop'em

Reson~ messed up re

Dual ~Drop'em

Reson~leave em to walmart

Alpine ~Keep'em

Reson~ solid products for years

Dynamat ~Keep'em

household name

Now Should I Pick them Up?

Morel ~Yes

Reson~ awesome stuff

Genisis ~neutral

Reson~

Arc Audio ~Yes

Reson~good low end line

Image Dynamics ~Yes

Reson~been good stuff for years

Second Skin ~Yes

Reson~cheaper than competition

Memphis ~No

Reson~stuff is made cheap like audiobahn

 
Kenwood ~drop'em Reason~ decks always fail, neverseen much quality lately
Do they?

I have a circa-1996 cassette receiver...model KRC-608, which has never eaten a tape, features the D-Mask revolving faceplate (though not the motorized version, the D-Mask+ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif) which has never given the first moment's trouble, and quite often to this day gets used on my test bench as a source unit for checking amps.

Otherwise than that specific example I have owned a myriad of Kenwood HU's throughout the years and only one of them (A KDC-X569) ever gave me any trouble whatsoever.

 
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