| Guitar Center Introduces Guitarcenter.com Online Retail Store
Guitar Center (Nasdaq:GTRC) today announced the introduction of Guitarcenter.com as the centerpiece of the Companys online retail offering. For the first time, consumers can visit GuitarCenter.com to search, compare and buy direct from one of the largest selections of guitars, basses, amps, keyboards, drums, pro audio, DJ, lighting and accessories. The enhanced website broadens Guitar Centers online presence and builds upon its existing direct response business and eCommerce website, MusiciansFriend.com. The introduction of the GuitarCenter.com online store completes the first phase of the Companys plan to become a fully integrated retailer. The next phases of the Companys plan involve the addition of kiosks in Guitar Center stores to allow customers to search for products throughout the chain and on the website and eventually the integration of its Guitar Center stores and GuitarCenter.com to enable customers to complete purchases online and pick up or exchange merchandise at stores.
Frampton comes alive with Pops at Riverbend
When Cincinnati Pops trumpeter Doug Lindsay started to play the "talkbox" melody in Peter Frampton's "Show Me the Way" Saturday night, the Riverbend crowd objected. "You're playing it very well, but not here," Frampton said, grinning, as he took over with his twangy talkbox. It was a gentle gag, but it pointed out that the Pops was mostly superfluous in the rock 'n' roll icon's orchestral debut. This was a Frampton lovefest. The thousands who watched clapped, danced and sang along with '70s hits from the best-selling live album of all time, "Frampton Comes Alive!" .
Monitor Audio GS10 loudspeaker
Monitor Audio has a well established reputation in the loudspeaker business and if its profile is not as high as it once was that's not for want of delivering consistently classy looking products to the market. The GS10 is the stereo standmount in the new Gold Signature flagship range, a selection of very smart looking two and multichannel-oriented designs that includes two floorstanders (GS20 and GS60) and all the elements you need to build a home cinema system. Gold Signature actually takes over from the Gold Reference and leaves one wondering what they'll opt for when the next range comes along - iGold anyone? Significant features on the GS10 start with a cabinet that is described as being of 'traditional tongue and groove' construction, and while it's a well established furniture-making technique this is not actually traditional for loudspeakers, though it sounds like a good idea when combined with extensive bracing inside the box.
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