Cloney's outlet in Tower Records to close

[DaveF]

http://cloneyaudio.com/cloney-audio-in-tower-records/

Sale on this week.

[Ivor]

That's a pity but it was a bit hidden away.

[Satrus]

http://cloneyaudio.com/cloney-audio-in-tower-records/

Sale on this week.

That is a shame. I imagine high end audio is a hard sell in Ireland at this time what with ongoing economic woes.

[Seán]

http://cloneyaudio.com/cloney-audio-in-tower-records/

Sale on this week.

That is a shame. I imagine high end audio is a hard sell in Ireland at this time what with ongoing economic woes.

I think that it is a hard sell because people young people are not inclined to sit alone in a room and just listen to music. To my mind they would rather listen to compressed mp3 rubbish on headphones or earphones preferably in the background while they play away on their laptop or similar device at the same time. That's my experience anyway perhaps others have different insights to offer us.

[DaveF]

It also didn't help that Tower didn't actually have a proper room in which to listen to the gear. Very difficult to convince a newbie to hifi what a nice setup sounds like when its all just sitting on shelves.

Not sure it would have saved the outlet anyway.