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My local B&W dealer (Brack Electronics in Toronto) recently moved to a new location. In doing so it seems they've moved not only physical location but also selling philosophy. Gone are the traditional listening rooms with stacks of mouth-watering and wallet-depleting equipment. Instead the whole store is centred on the concept of custom installs from home theatre to wiring up your living room, dining room, kitchen ... It's all about how you can automate your home and have great sound coming from hidden speakers. You never see an amp or a pre amp or a speaker wire or ... all you get is wonderful sound coming from seemingly nowhere.
They still sell B&W of course, but the application is much more home theatre (7.1 surround). I didn't see a single audio shelf (Bell'O etc) nor did I see displays of high-end interconnects & speaker wire. It's as though they no longer expect to sell people a system that will be setup in the living room / listening room.
So how many of you are into "non-traditional" setups now? Have we in fact moved away from the living room to the home theatre and are we now poised to go beyond that?
How and where do you do your listening?
They still sell B&W of course, but the application is much more home theatre (7.1 surround). I didn't see a single audio shelf (Bell'O etc) nor did I see displays of high-end interconnects & speaker wire. It's as though they no longer expect to sell people a system that will be setup in the living room / listening room.
So how many of you are into "non-traditional" setups now? Have we in fact moved away from the living room to the home theatre and are we now poised to go beyond that?
How and where do you do your listening?
-Russ
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