[Russtafarian]

I walked into my local Best Buy in Costa Mesa, CA today to find that an outfit called Magnolia has set up display space in the store for upscale home theater.  Martin Logan, Vienna, Boston, Denon, Pioneer Elite and others all on display.  Not your typical BB gear.  I've never heard of Magnolia.  Who are they and what's up with their arrangement with Best Buy?

[Woodsea]

Magnolia Hifi is a Seattle Washington state company.  They were/are upper main stream A/V company in the Seatte area.  I bought my first Uh hmm 'hi-end' 2 channel M&K sattelite with sub and Denon receiver,Tape and phonograph system when I was 18.  Oh,  Rush 2112 and a fully loaded Bong, those were the daze.

[James Romeyn]

Same parent company, obviously Magnolia selling much better gear.  Their sales people in Santa Rosa seem very nice & professional.  I suppose advantages with them in the same store: save real estate & shared customers (high end guy buys some CDs while he visits, budget guy gets exposed to high-end display).  Good for everyone, as long as they can get a quiet display in BB.