🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: rec.audio
Article #5422

Re: Radio Shack garbage

#5422
From: Bruce A. Haugh
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 23:14
28 lines
1863 bytes
In <C0A36w.E5x@world.std.com> DPierce@world.std.com (Richard D Pierce) writes:

>In article <C09GL2.E4@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umhaugh0@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Bruce A. Haugh) writes:
>>
>>I've noticed as well that they are selling less parts and shifting more
>>the selling of products. (I wonder what that's going to do for them)
>>They sell some speakers by the name of Genexxa which is actually made
>>by Pioneer and ofcourse their Optimus speakers are made by Bose.  I'm
>>just wondering if these are low end stuff that they rename and let a 
>>"low-end" store sell.
>>

>The notion that Optimus speakers are made by Bose is pure hogwash. While
>they may utilize vendors that also supply Bose and that there may be
>tweeter used in a Bose loudspeaker that may also be used in an Optimus
>speaker, how you make the leap of faith to your conclusion is something
>of a mystery.

>Radio Shack obtains their speakers from a variety of sources domestic and
>foreign. Bose ain't one of them.

Ok, maybe they are not made by Bose per-se and maybe some do use Bose
parts, but why then did a certain Optimus speaker that RS sold say in
small print beside it (By Bose)?  Maybe I'm missing something?

Bruce
umhaugh0@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Miles wanna-be............................................................
Technical Details
Message-ID: <C0AwKt.Jp6@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!mizar.cc.umanitoba.ca!umhaugh0
References: <1993Jan2.084526.1056@cmkrnl.com> <1993Jan2.214615.6951@wam.umd.edu> <C09GL2.E4@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <C0A36w.E5x@world.std.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Newsgroups: rec.audio,rec.video
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!mizar.cc.umanitoba.ca!umhaugh0
From: umhaugh0@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Bruce A. Haugh)
Subject: Re: Radio Shack garbage
Message-ID: <C0AwKt.Jp6@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Sender: news@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Nntp-Posting-Host: ccu.umanitoba.ca
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
References: <1993Jan2.084526.1056@cmkrnl.com> <1993Jan2.214615.6951@wam.umd.edu> <C09GL2.E4@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <C0A36w.E5x@world.std.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 23:14:53 GMT
Lines: 29