An open post to the forum's Naim representatives

.....Well hopefully, it'll be a pleasant way to spend a few hours - listening to good music in the company of a fellow music lover and having a chat about all things hifi.

 

Merlin

What does it take to please you.

In one thread Naim owners are a bunch of mindless sheep with more money than sense, kidding themselves that they have the best kit. Naturally they look down on everyone else etc.

Now when I actually visit someone who has a nil % Naim kit, you start off again.

Never the less, I shall be patient with you and explain in fairly baby language.

Tomorrow I will visit Robbo.

I will listen to his system

If I think my system sounds better, I shall keep it.

If Robbo's system sounds better than mine, I will have first hand experience that Naim can be bettered. I shall then flog the Naim.

Is it making sense now.

Please feel free to ask for more information if you are still uncertain as to my proposed procurement strategy.

Regards

Mick

 

Robbo

I am bringing 31 Sarah Brightman CD's.

Mick

 

Re: Merlin

It's OK Mick Now I fully understand why your understanding of the subject is at best limited despite your advanced years.

Arsed......can't be!

 

[newsflash:] It is suspected that there will be a mass exodus from Berkshire tomorrow resulting in major traffic flow problems on all roads leading away from what has been referred to as both 'ground zero II' or 'Robbo's house'. This alert is due to a suspected but very real threat of audio terrorism.

 

Well, as long as you are not bringing any of your shotguns.........

 

I would prefer the shotguns.

 

Just the one would do, so you can stick both barrels in your mouth and blow your brains all over the wall rather than listen to Ms Brightman. The alternative of repeatedly stabbing yourself in the eye with a fork until the relief of death comes is simply too time consuming.

Tony.

 

What concerns me is that there might actually be 31 Cds of this nature out there.

Very scary.

 

Yerse... and after all that, Mick still won't tell me if he'll try the EA-2

Mick, I really don't know what your problem is. Why won't you answer the question...?

 

Marco,

Mick's clearly not a gambler, and would hate to upset the powers that be

 

Re: Robbo

:duck:

run Robbo run!

 

Marco

Quote...."Mick, I really don't know what your problem is. Why won't you answer the question...?

Because I am a while away from doing it.

The next purchase is a Supercap for the Garrard. I want to be able to come in on here and say my TT is better than yours etc.

Robbo.....I have just bought a Sarah Brightman LP, if you got a TT, I can bring it along.

Regards

Mick

 

Mick,

Fortunately, I dont have a TT.

Robbo

 

Infact Mick, Robbo only has a tape deck as source.

(Robbo you owe me a fiver)

 

Mick
Best take your Garrard with you

 

"However, to put that into perspective, if we estimate the average unit cost to be £1500, then the above equates to approximatly 600 units or 50 per month. Now given the fact that the mainland of the US has more than 50 States, most of which are larger than the UK, that means that each of these States is selling just one Naim component per month at best."

From the original post.
No US states are bigger inpopulation than Britian and most are very small around 3 million, a few have high poulations of around 30 million.
The total pop is around 260 million divide that by 50 and you get roughtly 5 million per state.

 

Those sales figures have got to be way off.

I was re-reading a ''Naim factory tour'' in a hifi magazine last week.

It said Naim has 100 workers.

That sales volume is too low for that number of staff, Im confident of that.


....but this forum makes you paranoid...am I right?!??

 

You are right spxy, but perhaps I should clarify that the North American market does infact mean US and Canada (total pop. 330 million).

My point was simply that in a marketplace with large choice and a target audience with a large amount of disposable income, there is about 5% of the penetration that there is here in the UK. Why?

Chris, that's purely North American sales, which make up approximately 14% of total turnover. Nearly 70% is in the domestic market, which is odd.

 

Chris I believe it's near 110, whats' the GRP anyway?, a healthy company should be banging in 45-58%, me feels the 'dealers' in hifi land make the most of the margins I feel.