Theater Research
Speakers street sales ripoff or NOT

I have read several other usacomplaints.com regarding Theater Research Speakers and submit the following:

One of my employees was approached by an individual on one of our jobsites. He told our employee that he was an installer for Home Theater Entertainment in Houston, TX.

The installer said their warehouse had made a mistake and he had two "extra" sets of Theater Research Speakers Model TR-1400 he could not take back. He showed us an ad for Theater Research Speakers in the "Robb Report / Home Entertainment and Design" magazine Summer 2003 issue. The TR-1400 speakers were advertised at $1,995.00 each, or $3,990 for a pair. He told us he would sell the speakers for 10% of cost ($400.00 for a pair), and removed one of the speakers from the box. He showed us what appeared to be high quality components.

I asked, and was given the magazine. We bought both sets of speakers, and when I returned home I looked up the ad's website. The website was not accessable, so I called the phone number in the ad. I called several times and only received a voice mail box. I emailed the magazines publisher and the ad manager for the west coast, sighting my frustrations in not be able to access any info on the speakers. The west coast ad manager emailed me back and said she had talked to the president of the company, and he offered no help. I also called several Home Entertainment companies in Houston and found that no one had heard of the speakers.

After several weeks I again attempted to locate info on the internet. I found the websited to be "parked". I called the number in the ad again and a man answered telling me he owned the company, but they were closed as it was Saturday. He said the company did exist and that if I had found those speakers for 10% of the advertised cost I should buy as many as possible. He said their website is under construction, and should be functional in about three weeks (today is July 5). I was encouraged and connected the speakers to my DVD player with amplification. The speakers work and sound good.

Packaging was profession with logos, and what appears to be factory adhesive taping bearing printing that says "Professional 2000 Digital Audio", the speakers boxes are well built complete with logos and serial numbers, the components seem to be very high quality with aluminized cones, titanium tweeters and high quality connections.

I am a homebuilder. I simply can not see how someone could lauch such an expensive campaign to gain $400.00 for a pair of imposters.in some of our homes we build custom cabinets, and I simply could not duplicate the speaker boxes for less than $250.00 a piece, and that without the components (which work) and the expensive packaging.

The "company owner" said that Theater Research is taking up a large volumn of floor space in an upcoming Consumer Electronics Show) I believe the show will be in Las Vegas).

Perhaps the company is new (see magazine description below) and has launched a street campaign to get there product out there. I remember when vinyl siding companies would come into a neighborhood and do a house or two for free... Other paying jobs in the neighborhood would always follow.

The Register of Advertisers in Home Entertainment and Design magazine states:

Theater Research / www.trtheaterresearch.com
Phone 949-355-6008
3419 VIA UD Suite 249
Newport Beach, CA 92663

Cutting edge professionals are launching digital loudspeakers and the element is is TR-THEATER RESEARCH. Professional technology and only the highest quality components are used.

Company: Theater Research
Country: USA
State: California
City: Newport Beach
Address: 3419 Via UD Suite 249
Phone: 9493556008

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