Have you ever wondered why speaker manufactures do not consign speakers to dealers?

It costs $$$   Two dealers local to me do a pretty good job of showcasing some pretty nice speakers...  Audio Visual Therapy in Nashua and Natural Sound in Framingham.  They have some  pretty expensive speakers on display for demo.   And if you want really insane speaker systems visit Goodwins High End in Waltham MA

The dealer makes the lion’s share of the money in some ways.

And the manufacturer carries a considerable load, in the remainder.

If the dealer is not holding up their end...well....

Dealers can ask for an accommodation price (or are offered one) for showroom floor samples, is how it might go.

There’s always a way to make it work.

you have a fantastic dealer in Audio Alternative in Fort Collins......

teo_audio, where do you get the notion that the dealer makes more profit than the manufacturer??? I used to be a dealer for Wisdom, Talon, Electrocompaniet, Spendor, Sim Audio, Sim2Seleco, TacT, Myryad and a number of other manufacturers. What do you think my margins were before rent, medicare, FICA, insurance, CC fees, utilities, forget paying anyone for any labor? What percentage do you think would make a break-even? Do you know how manufacturers price their products? Especially the more high-end, extremely limited edition ones? I didn't mention cabling and other accessories which are all over the map from mass produced to handmade with exotic materials and expensive equipment required to produce them within a specific range of tolerances.