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| I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid Jafant,There is a line of very popular speakers in the States. The only businesses that carry the line here all work out of their house. I know in other parts of the country the speakers are sold through B&M locations. | |
| I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid Jafant, I don't know the exact number but I would say quite a few. I know one of the dealers carries very esoteric gear that you would think the manufactures would not allow to be sold out of a house. One guy I know in the San Diego that carries v... | |
| Is the main reason audio equipment depreciates so much is Jafant,I read recently where a guy took apart some 20k Transparent cables and try to duplicate them. I don't remember where I read it. So unfortunately I can't provide a link. He wind up buying all the parts and putting it together. He did say som... | |
| Is the main reason audio equipment depreciates so much is Ji35,There is no rhyme or reason to it. They just try to get what the market will bare. It doesn't matter what it cost them to make it. They are only Interested in perceived value. | |
| What's your biggest surprise in hifi? That the prices keep going higher and higher and people keep buying the stuff. I thought it would hit a price ceiling but obviously that is not happening. | |
| Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components? Lalitk,Why would ARC let the dealer make more profit on a reference piece of 30k than they do. The dealers buy at 40 percent of the retail price.So if the retail is 30k and the dealer get a 40 percent discount after that there cost would be 18k. S... | |
| I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid It's a real shame. You never hear about him anymore. In years past he used to hold a meeting for the LosAngeles-Orange county audiophile society. He has a very low profile. I wonder how he stays in business. I always liked his store in Studio City... | |
| Is the main reason audio equipment depreciates so much is Jea,If you are saying the dealers are only making 10 percent after expenses that sounds about right. The manufacturers on the other hand are making a lot higher profit margins than that. | |
| Is the main reason audio equipment depreciates so much is Jafant,When I am at a audio show and looking at a ton of gear I find myself trying to figure out what it cost to make the Item. Of course it's only a guess and I don't have actually numbers. I have worked in manufacturing before and I remember wha... | |
| I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid Does anyone remember Acoustic Image? They had a storefront on Ventura bl in Studio City around 1990. They carried a lot of esoteric gear for that time. They only had the store for a couple of years. I think the guy might work out of his house nowa... | |
| Is the main reason audio equipment depreciates so much is analogluvr,That's the same thing my electronic technician tells me. | |
| Is the main reason audio equipment depreciates so much is Jafant,When you say the mark up is 500 to 1000 percent. Are you talking about the cost to build something versus what it retails for? | |
| What's up with the ridiculous offers?!? If you want to see lowball offers run a car for sale. I was getting offers of 40 percent what I was asking. And I don't just mean 1 or 2 low ballets. I was getting them everyday till I pulled the ad. Talk about a headache. | |
| Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components? I currently have a Vt-100mklll that I bought new for 5500.00. I also have an Ls-27 that I bought used on Audiogon a few years ago for 4000.00. The Ls-27 now retails for 7500.00. | |
| Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components? First off, I don't dislike ARC. I actually own it myself. I grew up with ARC when a man with a decent job could afford to buy it. Nowadays they have forgotten about the people that made them successful in the first place. Today they are only Inter... |