Krell, MBL, Levinson, et al... What if 50% off?

@jijoh123 - if you live in a city with good public transportation, cars are not a necessity. I've lived quite happily without one since 1973. 

@richardbrand 

Boy oh boy do I wish there was a dealer like that anywhere near me!

My Krell dealer used to let me buy Krell items at a decent discount, and return them a month or two later if I did not get value from them, no penalty.  When the amp blew some capacitors. the dealer's technicians fixed it in his workshop.  But that dealer is pretty special, rated in the top five worldwide.

@yesiam_a_pirate 

When prodded he added that most customers are buying the dealer experience and support and that's how he gets his markup. Interesting. 

Not that interesting at all. Or new. They are called Value Added Resellers (VARs).

The ones that add little to no value die.

The comments about necessity are misplaced. 

The OP’s question relates to the luxury goods market. 

Marketing 101 question: What category of goods does not adjust pricing in a recession?  

jikson26

I cannot reply to private emails but am happy to share my dealer's name.  It is Len Wallis Audio in Sydney, so probably won't be much use if you are a continent away!  I started buying from Len when I lived in Melbourne which is about 10 hours away by car.  For some strange reason, down under we seem to measure distance in units of time.

Another high-end dealer in Sydney is Audio Connections.