What would happen after all of the installers blood, sweat & tears that the equipment stopped working2 weeks down the road. Whose responsibility would it be?
I personally prescribe to this model. However the internet based equipment purchases combined with a near recession has forced me to reconsider as follows. • It is getting harder and harder to compete with internet pricing for equipment. That is why installers prefer to use a professional line of equipment that can not be shopped or bought at Circuit City. • While there will always be a certain percentage of clients that depend on the recommendations of an installer, we can’t deny that this economy is causing everyone to tighten up their belts a bit. This means many times that the only way they can afford to even do a theater room is if they supply their own equipment. To have the contractor supply it would mean that they couldn’t do it at all. • The internet has spawned the educated customer. People are spending countless hours price shopping to get the best deal they can. To deny this would be for a home theater company to stick his head in the sand like an ostrich. • The birth of th
