Yeah, I was a bit frustrated there, don't mind me. I do appreciate and respect high end equipment. And I do have the money for the most part, I finally just bought a set of $10000 speakers. But it takes most audiophiles months and years to save up, leaving most of us in constant debt.
Price paid for top end equipment
Hello,
I looked at a premium Audio Research preamp lately and it lists for about $13K. Max discount avail is 5%. Is that normal?
Also for other premium manufacturers is list price expected by dealers? (Rowland, Simaudio, etc).
Seems like 5 to 20 years ago 10% or more was readily available. Have times changed? Am I missing something here? Or do they need to charge list or near list (5% discount) to stay in business?
Or does the dealer want to off-put me so I don't bother buying there anymore?
Thanks,
Bill
I looked at a premium Audio Research preamp lately and it lists for about $13K. Max discount avail is 5%. Is that normal?
Also for other premium manufacturers is list price expected by dealers? (Rowland, Simaudio, etc).
Seems like 5 to 20 years ago 10% or more was readily available. Have times changed? Am I missing something here? Or do they need to charge list or near list (5% discount) to stay in business?
Or does the dealer want to off-put me so I don't bother buying there anymore?
Thanks,
Bill