Audio discounts during Coronavirus

Call ANY vendor, tell them what YOU want to spend, and negotiate.

The state of affairs obviously are in YOUR favor right now. Appears it will be that way too, for awhile?

Been there and tried that. Most I was offered was a measly 5% discount. Local dealer with the local economy. I’ll hunt for it online instead.

What is the average mark up on streamer/servers anyway?

Also, I have taken a completely different approach during this crisis.  I deliberately sought out a small business owner and purchased something from him I probably wouldn't have normally bought - I think it's really important to support small business in this time of crisis.

* I obviously meant to say that your new piece of gear IS NOT basted in bad juju, but I’m sure those of you who read my comment probably figured that one out.


I do think now is the time to support smaller HiFi companies, especially those you want to keep in existence and continue to buy from in the future.

If I had to guess, the biggest discounts would be on in-stock inventory and Demo units. Generally, the bigger the markup, the bigger discount. Unfortunately, there will probably be dealers closing if this thing lasts too long. Lets hope things start to open up soon

@facten,
You quoted me, and I detect the sarcasm; that's fine.  Sometimes when a dealer gives you a really great deal, you are doing them a favor by not thereafter blabbing about it, if you know what I mean...  That's why I said what I said, which was as much as I was comfortable saying.