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I was a salesperson at the Good Guys, and the co-owner of Aesthetic Audio, an audiophile cassette duplication company in the late 1970s.

I don't have much esteem for audio salespersons. They try to sell what their store carry. If a store accross the street carries better speakers, they are not going to tell you and sent you there.

As an EE, I have "looked at" friends' malfuncioning audio equipment and computers (stop going to those naughty websites!), sometimes fixing or upgrading them, as well as my own. I have sometimes wished I had become an audio equipment designer, but I wonder if I would enjoy it as much then.

Brings back memories---good and bad. I worked as a salesman at Cal Audio in Southern California while working my way through college. Although employment was good, I am truly sorry for the crap I sold to my poor customers.

I have always wanted to work in this field.

Worked in audio sales and did occasional installations while in college during the mid-seventies in the top "high end" shop in the small college town. Did lots of benchtop testing and listening. Probably the greatest learning experience for understanding that equipment with the same specifications does not necessarily sound the same.

you find out how many people enjoy the kit more than the music. not wrong, just interesting.

I repair various types of consumer eletronics. The problem with the repair industry is that most consumer goods are getting too cheap (think $100 DVD player) to repair out of warranty. But volume makes up for most of it.

Yep, I started working in the audio department at Best Products in Durham, NC, and sold so much equipment that a local high-end store, Vicker's Audio, hired me to work for them. It was an enjoyable three-year run.

why only one allowed? control issues?

I never have, though I think it could be fun.

Sold part time in the Army/Air Force exchange in Germany in the late '70s and then high-end retail in the early '80s in Texas. I've been hooked on Audio since I was 11.

I'm a CE veteran, having worked with Sony, VHD, Proton, NEC, and Panasonic. Anybody out there got a job for me?

Repairs

I am guilty of receiving many incentives from Bose, in the form of clothes and speakers, for moving their products. This eventually led me to the belief that their Acoustimass line is totally wrong for Home Theater (a suckout in the dialog region of the audio spectrum). I am a custom home installer now, and recommend the products of smaller manufacturers, which provide a more "high value" product. I've also learned that the majority of consumers decide what speakers to buy, based on what they see (or the lack thereof), and not what they hear.

In my whole life, and in the 30 years I've been deeply involved in audio, I've never bought a speaker system. I've always designed and built my own. And I wouldn't trade the experience, nor the acoustical results, for a mansion-full of Wilsons (as fine as their speakers are, incidentally).

Would very much like to, but right now i still have a pretty good job in an unrelated field.

Gee, if we all were in the industry, we'd all be out of work.

None.

I worked at David Beatty Stereo in KC, MO from 1978 to 1980.It was a fun job and I worked with a lot of good people. Too bad no one made very much money.

This survey shouldn't be an either/or. It should allow multiple selections since if you've done one, you've probably done more than one.

I've always had a love of movies, so naturally one of my hobbies just had to deal with audio/video equipment. My humble beginnings started as a sales person at RadioShack, which is where I got my first stereo system. Those components have long been replaced now, but I had fond memories of playing with the "toys" there. I am now currently working in the theatrical exhibition business. Lots of fun there, too. How I'd wish I could revamp the sound system at work. It could sound so much better.

I worked at Audio Ecstasy in San Luis Obispo for two years (Jon Iverson used to work there, too). Best job I ever had! I also did smallish installations etc. It was great fun, and I learned more there about good audio than I ever would have reading magazines and Internet browsing. It gave me the invaluable tool of becoming a critical listner, since I was able to listen to all of the equipment in any configuration I wanted to when we were'nt busy (which was too often). Never underestimate the value of having a good dealer!

For a summer many years ago I worked in a Tech HiFi in Philadelphia, PA.

I've never worked in the field,but I could. I've been an audio hound since I was seventeen and unboxed my first system in my bedroom in my parents house. Now,I took my grandson with me to order a pair of B&W 805's. Nothing matters but the music.

No, I have not profited from the audio field, but I do like to tinker with my own designs, mostly single-ended triodes.

And a real eye-opening experience it was!

I have worked in sales, service, repair, distribution, installation. and marketing, although each area has an upside and a downside. I love dealing with education professionals and music lovers who care less about cosmetics and prestige, and focus on an all-round quality product, which is why I enjoy talking to them, I call this a pre-qualified buyer. This industry is fun as long as the music remains the most important element of all and politics is left far from conversation.

Yes I was the regional manager of sales & marketing for Eclipse, they manufacture Cadence high-end products. Then I joined Onkyo India as their GM of marketing & technology. Now I have my own retail outlet, Absolute Phase.

It was fun. I love this business.