I believe that the retail cost of my HiFi would be around $65,000.00 but I didn’t pay that much. Nearly every time I want to buy something, I haggle for a discount. It seems like the more I spend, the more I save. My binky would be my power amplifier. I bought it through the US distributor for 30% off the retail price.
What’s the Sweet Spot price point wise in your audio journey?
I ask the question because there are so much gear at vastly different price points. My sweet spot is the 15-30k range. That’s where my speakers, amp, and Dac for the most part sets. There are good things below the prices but there is synergy and price/performance when purchasing audio. For some folks it’s the 5-15 range. It just depends on what you budget is you can fund great stuff all over Audio. Thoughts! No negativity. Just real answers.
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@goofyfoot “The more l spend, the more l save” l don’t think that is possible in the true meaning of saving. Every time you get a discount you achieve more value for money, not saving. |
@mylogic Rather, the more I save on the cost of the item, |
You just nailed it! The harder the times, the higher the buying power should be. There’s plenty of margin in the mark up of luxury items. The prices demanded more often depends on the restraints some manufacturers put on the dealer market place. Protectionism and price maintenance by brand names are directly at odds with fair competition. Exclusivity + no competition = higher prices
Collusion (price maintenance) is rife between “brand” and “dealership” retailers, who both love to keep their sweet spots as high as possible. |
@mylogic I hear different claims regarding profit margins. For example, the profit margin on phono cartridges is very low versus headphones which is very high. Where getting ten percent off might be standard, it might be impossible when buying a phono cartridge. I'm pretty much at the dealers mercy on certain items but if I think I'm being treated unfairly, I just go to a different dealer. |
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