Post by Citroen on Jul 10, 2020 23:59:46 GMT 12
Opening scheduled for August 2020 (subject to change), 75 Anzac Ave, Auckland CBD
I see their NZ online store is operational addictedtoaudio.co.nz 
Cliff
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Post by cartridge on Jul 11, 2020 13:27:14 GMT 12
Their online 'store' has been running for ages - it's a front for their Australian based wholesale business.
They have been saying that they will open a store for over a year now (press releases on StereoNet). So it will be interesting to see if this shop goes ahead - especially as they have included 'Date may be subject to change' written on their banner ad... The Auckland CBD and HiFi stores aren't known to be a great match, but hey, they wouldn't do it if they didn't think they knew better than I. 
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Post by colinf on Jul 11, 2020 20:08:13 GMT 12
Shouldn’t be too bad a location, they sell mainly portable stuff so you can carry them back to your car at Britomart nearby.
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 12, 2020 20:41:46 GMT 12
Or carry it to Britomart train station
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Post by Citroen on Jul 12, 2020 22:50:50 GMT 12They have been saying that they will open a store for over a year now (press releases on StereoNet). So it will be interesting to see if this shop goes ahead - especially as they have included 'Date may be subject to change' written on their banner ad... The Auckland CBD and HiFi stores aren't known to be a great match, but hey, they wouldn't do it if they didn't think they knew better than I. They removed that Stereonet announcement not long after it was posted. There use to be a few in the CBD 
Cliff
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Post by cartridge on Jul 13, 2020 0:28:25 GMT 12
The NZ site isn't a direct mirror of the Australian site (although they do share a lot of the framework and 'about us' info.
They feature different product range on the .co.nz version, with a far smaller offering that seems to be made up of the products their parent company imports / distributes in NZ. And yeah, there did used to be HiFi stores in the CBD, but like setting up a HiFi store in Ponsonby, trying to do the same in the middle of downtown Auckland seems to be a concept for those with a death wish! Whether or not Auckland has a HeadFi / commuter culture to support a targeted store like AA seems to be trying, well, it remains to be seen.
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Post by Citroen on Jul 13, 2020 17:24:03 GMT 12
Thanks cartridge.
I only looked at a few pages and they seemed to be the same, so wrongly assumed the line up would be the same. Hard for many hifi stores nowadays, no matter where they are. I hate going to the cbd, mainly because of parking.
Cliff
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Post by cartridge on Aug 1, 2020 20:55:50 GMT 12
Well August 1st has arrived... but no store.
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Post by cartridge on Oct 10, 2020 13:14:11 GMT 12
The store has opened - has anyone braved the CBD to explore the new shop?
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