Fyne Audio Vintage Classic Gold SP….beat dealer?

What kind of deal are you looking for? 

Check with Upscale, they treated me great when I bought my stuff from them last year. 

Otherwise, I'd suggest finding a used or demo set. 

good choice, hammer them for the best deal. 

Just curious why Fyne? I've listened to several of their speakers at Axpona and thought they did lots of things very well but in the bass they came across more of the one note variety. Maybe it was the room.

I would like to purchase the Vintage Classic Gold SP XV with the 15" driver. Bass won't be an issue. I do think "the room" was an issue at Axpona. Quintessence Audio had their system kind of out in the open. Very weird placement.  

Honestly, I like the way the Klipsch Cornwall IV sounds, but don't care for the build quality. I know the Fyne XV is significantly more money but is built MUCH better than the Klipsch - not even a comparison. 

sunshdw - I reached out to Upscale. Nothing "special" as far as a price. Like I stated, these are as much as small car so I’m hoping for a bit more than a 10% off deal. Where I’m located, the closest Fyne dealer is in Chicago and I’m NOT a fan, so I’m not even bothering. 

I would consider a used pair if I could find. 

On high end, low volume items dealers have to protect their margins unless there is a manufacturer supported promotion and protect the luxury item price point. Many don’t deal over the phone - they assume they are being shopped.

10% off translates to around 25% of the dealers gross profit, leaving a lot less to cover marketing, commissions, rent, general overhead etc.

You might do better if you buy more than one item or pay in cold hard cash. 

Take a look at the Devore o/96 too. The Fyne’s do look really nice. Never heard them but I did own the 501SP and found them a little laid back for my preferences, but very different speaker. 

I’m looking at Fynes also, and they don’t seem to hold their value. Seems if I were to buy at full msrp plus tax - I would lose more than half if I didn’t like them and wanted to sell in a year or two. Seems worse than other brands.

I talked to Upscale as well, and they offered 0% off of msrp. And also said they never had any demo sales.

I bought my 501SP's used for $3400, which I thought at the time was a good value. O sold them for $2200 with barely any interest. I'd agree that they don't hold value.

Why not Tannoy? I think their paper woofers sound better.