TS>JK>> pro? You mean that Matsushita builds pro audio gear?
TS>traditionally been semi-pro.  Some dealers get 
TS>authorized to handle more than
TS>one sub-line, while some products are multi-sourced 
TS>within the 16 or so Matsushita lines.
TS>It would take an unusual dealer to handle consumer 
TS>phones, business phones,
TS>copiers and office equipment, retail office gear, 
TS>computers, portable audio,
TS>consumer, semi-pro, and pro audio, back massagers, 
TS>vacuums, and other home
TS>appliances, and any of the whichever other lines 
 DM> As an ex-dealer I can tell you that Technics, et al, tend to limit their
 DM> distribution to higher-end dealers (i.e., those that limit their stock
 DM> to audio/video componentry).
That's funny as some pro dealers handle Technics as a low end alternative for
some items where pro gear can be beyond the budgets of some users for some
applications.  Others are mail order types who mix audio gear and office
equipment, where the Technics may be high end of the audio equipment they 
carry.
 For high end audio only dealers, Technics may be a low end line, while for 
low
end audio dealers it may be a high end line.  
For those pro dealers, carrying 3 Matsushita lines is common, though they do
have to be acquired based on separate franchise agreements.  
Technics is used as a trade name for multiple Matsushita lines, just as
Panasonic is.  Using such trade names as if singular companies or lines is
simply inaccurate.  
Terry
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