Does anyone else find this video hilarious, but for all the wrong reasons....

[Macca]

How do you know shes hot? Air con could be on

Okay, she's cool and hot then...

[Pharos]

I am amazed at the way in which so many, especially Americans, go into seemingly paroxysmal gibberish almost as a form of style, and cannot see that they so often say little or nothing; there are many of these on R4, and they are supposedly the cognoscenti.

[Pieoftheday]

Okay, she's cool and hot then...

Sorry, a crap attempt at humour

[Marco]

I am amazed at the way in which so many, especially Americans, go into seemingly paroxysmal gibberish almost as a form of style, and cannot see that they so often say little or nothing; there are many of these on R4, and they are supposedly the cognoscenti.

I do agree, although what I would say (as indeed I did earlier), is that taking the piss out of a cringeworthy video aside, and as a customer of theirs, I can vouch for the very high standards of service that Upscale Audio provide.

Not many companies properly test and measure every vacuum tube that they sell (as well as cryo-treat, if desired), provide the subsequent test figures, and pack them in such a way that they successfully get from the US to the UK, 100% intact [even large tubes such as KT150s], time and time again...

So respect/kudos for that, even if their proficiency in that area isn't matched by their video-making skills!

Marco.

[anthonyTD]

Salesmen at the end of the day Dennis,these people will promote anything that give them the biggest return!
However, there are still many decent genuine enthusiastic folk out there who make a good living out of selling HI-FI, but tent to only promote the equipment they would happily use in their own systems!

I am amazed at the way in which so many, especially Americans, go into seemingly paroxysmal gibberish almost as a form of style, and cannot see that they so often say little or nothing; there are many of these on R4, and they are supposedly the cognoscenti.

[Mr. C]

Haha, behave yourself! They're a damn sight better than those God-awful [obscenely priced] 'Magico', more like Tragico, things you used to sell!.

Marco.

Afternoon Marco

I am not going to disagree with you, we have a saving here 'There's no magic in a magico' never sold them either you so are quite safe

[Macca]

Sorry, a crap attempt at humour

I know, my reply was another crap attempt

[Barry]

Haha, behave yourself! They're a damn sight better than those God-awful [obscenely priced] 'Magico', more like Tragico, things you used to sell!

But yes, I agree with the rest of your point. Kind of reminds me of that dealer who used to advertise in the back of hi-fi mags, showing [I think it was his wife], posing in stockings and suspenders, leaning 'provocatively' against a pair of speakers, amp or whatever'!!

Just wrong... But very funny! Do you remember that? And if so, who was it? I'm talking mid 80s to late 90s...]

Marco.

You might be thinking of an advert in HiFi for Pleasure magazine (where else?) for the Gale 401s which was quickly pulled after complaints.

[Macca]

You might be thinking of an advert in HiFi for Pleasure magazine (where else?) for the Gale 401s which was quickly pulled after complaints.

No, I know the ads Marco is referring to. Much more recent than Hi-Fi For Pleasure. They featured one, or sometimes two, scantily clad ladies next to the equipment, often with a cheesy caption.

[Marco]

Afternoon Marco

I am not going to disagree with you, we have a saving here 'There's no magic in a magico' never sold them either you so are quite safe

Lol - no worries, Tony. You demmed some stand-mount Magicos at Cranage Hall though, a few years back, [I was there and we spoke] ,so you must've stocked them, and thus surely sold some, no?

Marco.