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From: karn@petrus.UUCP (Phil R. Karn)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: ?? Digital READY ??
Message-ID: <426@petrus.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 03:03:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 27 03:03:00 1985
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To illustrate the true importance and value of the term "digital ready", let
me relate an actual conversation between yours truly and two salesmen in a
large New York area home electronics chain. This firm is well known for its
truly obnoxious (as only a New Yorker can be) ex-DJ spokesman whose ads
account for half the income of all New York radio and TV stations.

Me: "I'd like to check out this pair of Sennheiser HD420's on one of your CD
players before I buy them. Here's a disc I just bought; I'd like to hear
it."

Salesman #1 [in manner of aforementioned TV personality]: "You can't use
THOSE headphones with a compact disc player!  You have to use DIGITAL READY
headphones with a compact disk player!!"

Me: "Uh huh. [eyes narrow] Look, you and I both know that you're giving me a
load of crap. So why don't you just let me check these out before I buy
them?"

[Salesman #1 begins to fume violently.]

Salesman #2 [low voice, to Salesman #1]: "Look, this guy knows better,
so just do what he wants."

This should adequately illustrate the value of "digital ready" and who
it's valuable to.

Phil