What happened to Berkeley Audio Design
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/what-happened-to-rhapsody-and-berkeley Obviously an angry author for whatever reason responding back to the above post. The original question was asked about a vendor who was stripped his dealership of a few brands including Berkeley then in a very rare appearance which was kind of cool in of itself the vendor comes on crying gloom and doom with this big story looking for sympathy about how he didn't sell any Berkeley nunits in six months and how his rents are sky high and how it is all about sales and costs to him. Typical answer of most dealers.... Blah blah blah, first of all, if you take on a brand you need to give it a heck of a lot more time than 6 months and secondly if your rent is too high, tough luck brother, move! You make the decisions as to where to operate, not Berkeley... If you can't sell a single Berkeley unit operating in NYC, it is not the fault of the brand or your high costs, it is only a product of your failure as a salesperson. Ciamara is selling Berkeley DACs like pancakes, yet Rhapsody cannot sell one in six months and they get dumped and it is the brand's fault even though it sounds great, to quote him. Kind of strange but this is classic dealer behavior. Then he comes back kisssing another member's you know what inviting him to his store. Again, LOL!! Look what happened to Rhapsody's other brands like EMM Labs, Proclain, Avantegarde, etc, etc all in and out like a thunderstorm. The author to this thread is angry for whatever reason at Berkeley and should post his own thread with his own voice not copy another member in similarity. How can anybody say this crap about a manufacturer at the cutting edge of technology? I don't believe Rhapsody at all..the guy is a charmer, just have a look at this thread http://www.audioshark.org/general-audio-discussion-15/get-together-bobs-rhapsody-2518.html Guess I opened a can of worms but never imtended to. I'm not knocking Rhapsody, after all, like Berkeley as he owned up to, his products sound good!! Sorry Rhapsody if I hit a nerve and had you come out of your dark cave... |
@gammajo Well, personally I get the idea that no one can keep a brick and mortar store open without making money, it's that simple. I'm happy to hear BAD is doing so well in NY too. It makes me wonder though, you can't keep a store open making all the wrong moves either. You would think that after getting a high end brand like BAD the owners would be motivated to sell it. Best, Erik |
I have no information about the store. I do know that many things effect what brands carried including margins. I was referring in my previous email to you being able to receive the feedback that it is fair and gentlemanly to be very careful in how questions are posed so as to not cast doubt upon anyone’s or company’s reputation without clear evidence to back up and before vigorously checking with them first to allow clarification of question. In other words I find it wisest to assume good motives and performance unless proven otherwise. That said, before I buy a piece of equipment I do very vigorous due diligence because I want to be long term happy. Following this dictum, I have been fortunate to have terrific relationships with people in this business that span decades. |
