Why the lack of interest in Accuphase?


i'm surprised by the lack of interest in my Accuphase piece, and was wondering why there is little interest past the first day of ads.
Is 9/11 still efecting the market that much, do people not know and appreciate Accuphase, or is it just too expensive.
Love to hear any musings on the state of the used market. I would figure things would be getting better.
audiodynamo

Showing 3 responses by bob_bundus

Perhaps buyers are a bit shy of some of this pricier equipment, or your asking price is just a bit above market. You also might consider showing the $7000 list price in your ad so that buyers will better understand the deal that you're offering.
Orion Blue book shows the following:
Retail
Used: $2165
MSRP: 7000
Wholesale
Mint: 1472
Average: 1001

Accuphase builds incredible quality products; I've bought 3 pieces over the past 12 months (phono stage, pre, & PA) after trying out a lot of other equipment & I finally found some keepers! I've been looking for quality & sonics like this ever since Luxman abandoned their US market; finally found it, only this is even better. Download the E406 photo from their website & add a hyperlink to your ad, or at least mention that you can provide a jpeg to interested parties. Throw some spec. info. onto your ad too. You might also want to include this link for a 5 star review of your product: http://www.epinions.com/content_22490877572
Dan 2112 if you're interested in Accuphase product but are seeking a nice discount, you don't have to buy gray goods to get a good deal. You can easily get around 20% off list price from two diffrent authorized US dealers: Audio Unlimited in Denver CO 303-691-3407, or Analog Shop in Victor NY 716-742-2860
Just received the following interesting commentary from a friend:
Because of gray market and other problems, Accuphase is now disabling the transformer switches that made changing voltages for Japanese and USA use a simple process. So from now on, USA dist. products CAN NOT be used in Japan/Asia and visa versa. Some Accuphase dealers are quite unhappy about this move. Additionally, the DP-75v is out of production for only one reason; Accuphase is unable to obtain Sony CD transports as they're no longer made. Sony currently manufactures only DVD/SACD transports for OEM and self-sourced products.

Congrat's Dan! I'd sure like to hear your new A50V - I've read nothing but rave commentary about that amp!