Ive listened to quite a few Linn's. A friend bought one, then upgraded. They are quite good.
Odd DAC Pricing
I’m in the market for a Mola Mola Tambaqui and I’ve noticed that many listed for sale are of recent manufacture and only owned by the seller for a few months, yet they are reselling many thousands below retail. How can it be that an item that retails for $13,500 is so often resold only months later for $4000- $5000 off. Sometimes the reseller is already the second owner in just 6-9 months. Is there something I don’t know? Some gray market? If you know something about how these are purchased that you can’t share publicly please DM me. Thanks for any information.
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@verdantaudio "...It is competitive at is price of $13k. " +1 I find this true to be more often than not. Accounting for differences in flavors (house sound) anyone making a component for over $3-5K and up has done a lot of comparisons and must price it approximately by the market value of the sound quality. Typically the folks buying this stuff do a lot of research and read reviews and listen extensively. So, something that doesn't sound up to its price will sell slowly and a company doing this isn't going to last long. Over the last few years I have auditioned DACs from $1.2K to $25K and in general +/- a 10% or so they fell in line. Accounting for differences in house sound... some were attempting highly detailed sound, some highly musical, some holographic. You must judge them against what they are trying to achieve. In the very lower reaches... just quiet noise floor and not harsh. |