[net.audio] The Source: Is it for real?

gregs@uo-vax1.UUCP (12/14/83)

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uo-vax1!gregs    Dec 11 23:51:00 1983

I got a mailing yesterday from a place called "The Source."  They claim
to carry the entire gamut of stereo equipment (instead of just what a
mail order company can buy in bulk and sell cheap), and to turn dealers
away when they come knocking on the door.

They say they do their own importing, and even sell American stuff (that
is pretty rare among mail order I see).  They want $15/year for a subscription
to their bulletin of the latest low prices ($12 for first year), since
they "don't want to raise the prices to pay for catalogs."

The sample prices they presented were pretty good...Linn Sondek turntable
for ~$750 (instead of $995, but soon to come down anyway).  They even
inserted a disclaimer about how you should buy the table locally if you
don't know what you're doing (but my dealer says the warranty goes south if
you set up the table yourself).

Does anyone belong to The Source?  I guess you can still buy from them
without subscribing, but "only subscribers will have special rates..."
It sounds OK, but I am cautious.

Greg Stewart
Univ of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

tynor@uiucuxc.UUCP (12/17/83)

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uiucuxc!tynor    Dec 16 11:21:00 1983

I'm curious too. I saw that add just a while back. It sounds almost
too good to be true. 
                       steve

andrew@inmet.UUCP (12/20/83)

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inmet!andrew    Dec 19 07:53:00 1983

They ran an ad in yesterday's (12/18) New York Times.  Anyone know more
about them?