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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Good Guys, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated December 5, 2000, appearing in
and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Good Guys,
Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2000, our report dated March 16, 2001
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Good Guys! Deferred Pay Plan
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000 and our report dated April 13,
2001, appearing in the Form 10-K of Good Guys, Inc. for the five-month
transition period ended February 28, 2001.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

May 24, 2001
Oakland, California