The Daily Ping

… I realized I have none.

Following my discussion the other day about the shoddy state of consumer grade electronics, I present you a list demonstrating how little brand loyalty I have:

• Home CD players: I’ve had two, both Teacs (so this is kind of close to brand loyalty)
• Portable CD players: Koss and “Classic”
• Home cassette decks: Two Teacs and a Sony
• Portable cassette decks: Sony and a couple non-name-brand models
• VCRs: I’ve had a Magnavox and now a Hitachi
• DVD Player: Toshiba
• Receivers: Harmon-Kardon, Scott
• Television: Magnavox
• CD Recorder: Philips
• Headphones: Panasonic, Sony
• Turntables: Three Geminis and a Dual
• Portable Stereo: Philips/Magnavox

I guess the closest I’ve come has been some minor loyalty to Teac or Philips/Magnavox (I’m also looking at a new TV now, leaning towards a Philips model), but in general, I’m all over the map. I’m curious as to how loyal others are with their electronics purchases. -ram

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