Noticed something at Bestbuy...

[W8 a minute 10+ year member]

I went there to check the Alpine clearance prices that everyone was bragging about. The prices were not that great but I noticed something odd. The display board for all of their speakers (3.5" - 6x9") were all powered with 5 different Rockford 200a's. An amplifier that hasn't been sold for several years. I guess even they know the new stuff is not as good.

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[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

More than likely, their Car Audio Department manager was just too lazy/incompetent to change them out.

 

[mapolley07 10+ year member]

More than likely, their Car Audio Department manager was just too lazy/incompetent to change them out.

yeah thats probably more the case......best buy stores wouldn't want to deter you from buying their equipment so therefor they wouldn't make it appear as if it sucked. it probably comes down to laziness.

 

[W8 a minute 10+ year member]

I might call the district office, point out their mistake, and offer to take them off their hands. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

the one around here, has old alpine amps powering them.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

They use the same amps at the BB near me. I tried to buy them one day for $20. I had the sales guy but the manager said they couldn't sell them used because they don't sell them new. It seemed like a load of shit though. I'll keep trying!

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

the best buy around here is always broken, their subs/amps/speakers never go on becuase kids go in and break it all the time and they are too lazy to fix it haha

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

the one in NY where im from, has the same A200's powering all the speakers. im gonna say at least 8 of them.

 

[Kriszilla 10+ year member]

If the amps are hidden behind the boards, why do they need to be the latest / greatest? No need to expense out the cost to replace the amps each time a new model comes out. *shrug*

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

the best buy around here is always broken, their subs/amps/speakers never go on becuase kids go in and break it all the time and they are too lazy to fix it haha

Lol same here, I thought it was just the stores around here. None of the subs work, ever. Only half of the headunits are working, and only one set of speakers work. Its an awesome place to demo car audio overall //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

CC and Sound Advice are a little better, but not much.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

If the amps are hidden behind the boards, why do they need to be the latest / greatest? No need to expense out the cost to replace the amps each time a new model comes out. *shrug*

I think you missed the point. Those old Rockford amps are awesome and are slightly difficult to come by.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

the best buy around here is always broken, their subs/amps/speakers never go on becuase kids go in and break it all the time and they are too lazy to fix it haha

It's fun to clip the shit out of their subs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[W8 a minute 10+ year member]

If the amps are hidden behind the boards, why do they need to be the latest / greatest? No need to expense out the cost to replace the amps each time a new model comes out. *shrug*

The amps are in plain view. Five of them. Each one dedicated to 5 or more speakers on the demo boards.