European Speaker Price Increase


The European speaker prices are killing me. I just can't pull the trigger on purchasing anything that is imported from Europe because they all seem to be increasing the prices due to the fall of the American Dollar.

Seriously, if I had bought a pair of JM-Renaud Euterpe speakers 3 months ago I would have paid $1995 - The EXACT same speaker now is $2895 - $900 more!! It will plague me until I am old and gray knowing that I missed the boat on the lower price.

The European speaker companies have to be loosing American sales because of this. I have considered the Jean-marie speakers, which I never got to audition and I have considered the Dali Ikon 6's, which I have audition (not sure they are right for me), but I couldn't pull the trigger on either one, mostly because I realized that I would have been paying way more than what I would have several months ago.

Sooooo......Do you think I will get more bang for my cheap, cruddy, American dollar by sticking with an American made speaker?
carter9000
The corolary, is that we Europeans find the US a great place to buy right now. Not that I have'nt bought on Audiogon for years. It must be helping your struggling industrial base greatly.
Probably so, but still on a case by case audition. Makes one think about the cause of the dollars decline and its political fix doesn't it.
You should compare some prices for US speakers in Europe with US ones e.g. Avalon Eidolon Vision's retail in Poland (probably the lowest in whole Europe) is at the moment about 50k $. That's a REAL BARGAIN:)
Yes you will;) But some US manufacters are still charging way to much for what you get. With many things namebrands cost more some are worth it most are not. Keep in mind many US loudspeaker manufacters have all this [manufactering] done in China. Same with European brands.....