As I'd mentioned, Crutchfield isn't the real problem. It's the willlingness of the manufacturer to sell to places SUCH as Crutchfield.

It's the tell tale "this line is about to be whored out" signal.

The next thing that they'll tell you after they setup the mass merchandisers is "well, we've already been in Crutchfield for a year and that hasn't caused you any problems, so what difference does it make if we setup Megalowmart."

The basic premise is weaning the dealers into their new marketing strategy.

I would encourage everyone to remember that with all of the choices that we have these days, why bother supporting someone who's stabbing you in the back and doing it with a smile on their face?