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


How many of you have wanted to hear a pair of speakers and the dealer only has a pair of their low end speakers to listen to?  I would say in most cases, dealers in Colorado have limited availability of speakers to listen to on their floor.  How then is it possible to purchase a speaker without listening to it first?  You would think speaker manufactures would want to sell their higher end speakers and consign at least three speaker models to dealers so they could have them available for their customers to listen to.
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Good topic. Congrats on the Kanta’s! I’m interested in the 3’s but, can’t justify the margin so will probably be waiting awhile for a used pair to come up. The thought of somebody waiting days, weeks, months? for a fat fish to get caught on his hook and reel him in bewilders me. ’coarse i’ve been blessed with a trade and honest work so I can’t really relate. (smell of self richessness?) The markup on hifi is nauseating and I refuse to pay it. I find the product I like online in like new condition and bring it to my retailer, tell him I like the store and want to do my part but can’t justify retail and more times than not we’re able to strike a deal.
The fact that B&M srore’s are going away is proof enough this business model doesn’t work and with internet information consumers are more aware than ever. Both manufacturers and retailers will need a new business model to survive.