Has McIntosh Ever Decreased Prices (on new equipment)?

@faustuss that’s great info, thank you.  I know some dealers are quite willing to work with customers to get them into a new McIntosh piece of gear.  I have not been a McIntosh owner for very long, so I don’t have a lot of history to go by.  The trade-in program I referenced was specifically a McIntosh sponsored promotion, the only thing I ever heard about regarding McIntosh discounts.

I have bought 6 McIntosh components from Audio Classics, all used and all looked and played like brand new. They are the “go to” for anything McIntosh.   I purchased a brand new pair of JBL L100 Classics from them in December 2020. Which were selling for $4500 at all the dealers.  This was when they first came out.  I paid $2800 for a brand new pair in sealed boxes.  Fantastic deal at the time.  Since first purchasing from them, they get all my business now. 

Trade ins is the only thing I have noticed. They are an excellent product.

@dman777 

I'm not sure if I answered your question correctly, but if you are buying new, there are dealers that will offer discounts. If you are a serious buyer willing to spend $25K and a dealer balks because "we can't offer discounts," move on. Before COVID, I was offered 23% off MSRP on new McIntosh. Those price models are long gone, but 15% is possible. Also, hopefully, we will be in a recession by the end of the year and put downward pressure on all prices. This economy has been too good for way too long. Eventually, something is going to pop!

Yeah I tried to work out a deal this weekend. But the dealer would only go down 10% on a  32 grand price. I was hoping for more. But I'm kind of glad now because I'm looking at used equipment and it's just such a better deal.