New High End Audio Dealer in Midwest


Hello everybody. I’ve been a part of the Audiogon community for a number of years as a consumer, where my old username was thiefoflight. Some of you may remember some of our discussions.

I wanted to let you know that I recently started a high end audio company called Bliss Hifi located in the Minneapolis region in the upper midwest. Part of my business is dedicated to guiding people in their journeys and helping build their dream hifi systems. As such, I am now an authorized dealer for a few notable brands, including T+A, Aurender, Audionet, DH Labs, and Tri-Planar tonearms, and I’m also reaching out to more manufacturers to secure a relationship with them. I also offer very attractive trade-in value towards equipment. If you are in need of guidance anywhere across the US, or if you are in the upper midwest and want to have an appointment set up for a demo or consultation, I’d be happy to chat more. This is a true passion project of mine, and I love to network with audiophiles, so no pressure to buy - I just love to listen and help where I can.

In addition to services for audiophiles, I also have a >20-year career in product strategy, product design, marketing and user experience. I have been working with a few audio companies the past few years to help them bring new products and features to market, and I am helping them to understand which people are best fit for their products. I hope this can be seen as a valuable service to the audiophile market as well, as it means more relevant and valuable components that drive greater value to you at the end of the day.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to post them openly to facilitate discussion on this thread or PM me directly. Would love to hear from you!

Thank you!

Juan Charvet
Bliss Hifi
https://blisshifi.com

 

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@anotherbob Good feedback. There is a specific reason that has been holding me back from doing so, but I’m working around it. 

Great to hear someone with the b-lls to open Brick and Mortar HiFi!

I visited an audiophile friend last Sept in Minneapolis. We toured the

ARC factory and visited 4 retailers in the area.

I was very impressed with 3 of the 4 stores. The blind guy,

the warehouse and another spot.

I will tell my buddy Dave to stop by!!

@jeffseight The balls aren’t quite there yet. I am working out of my home, giving demos in my homes and peoples’ homes. I do keep a bunch of floor models to swap around and some inventory, but it’s not a public retail location and as such by appointment only. Still - always happy to accommodate your friend as I believe it leads to an even better experience than typical retail. Should the business be successful and is able to scale, I will absolutely expand into more of a retail storefront.

Best of luck to you. In this age of video games and multi channel HT, your path is welcomed. I wish there were more. I live in a major city (Atlanta) with very few dealers and none that don’t require a 40+ mile slog through horrific Atlanta traffic. 
 

A word of advice. Be careful not to fall into a pure audiophile mode as many of us will make you crazy with equipment loans, consultation,  etc. You will need to make money to survive. It’s a business first. Good luck!