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New High End Audio Dealer in Midwest

Hello everybody. I’ve been a part of the Audiogon community for a number of years as a consumer, where my old username was thiefoflight. Some of you may remember some of our discussions.

I wanted to let you know that I recently started a high end audio company called Bliss Hifi located in the Minneapolis region in the upper midwest. Part of my business is dedicated to guiding people in their journeys and helping build their dream hifi systems. As such, I am now an authorized dealer for a few notable brands, including T+A, Aurender, Audionet, DH Labs, and Tri-Planar tonearms, and I’m also reaching out to more manufacturers to secure a relationship with them. I also offer very attractive trade-in value towards equipment. If you are in need of guidance anywhere across the US, or if you are in the upper midwest and want to have an appointment set up for a demo or consultation, I’d be happy to chat more. This is a true passion project of mine, and I love to network with audiophiles, so no pressure to buy - I just love to listen and help where I can.

In addition to services for audiophiles, I also have a >20-year career in product strategy, product design, marketing and user experience. I have been working with a few audio companies the past few years to help them bring new products and features to market, and I am helping them to understand which people are best fit for their products. I hope this can be seen as a valuable service to the audiophile market as well, as it means more relevant and valuable components that drive greater value to you at the end of the day.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to post them openly to facilitate discussion on this thread or PM me directly. Would love to hear from you!

Thank you!

Juan Charvet
Bliss Hifi
https://blisshifi.com

 

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dekay
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Juan:

I have a couple of local/semi local dealers who have been successfully working out of their homes for many, many, many years.

-Acoustic Image (Elliot Midwood sp?), Studio City, CA

-Gene Rubin Audio, Ventura, CA

Not certain about Gene Rubin, but seem to recall Elliot having a retail space a long time ago.

Elliot (who's a 15 minute drive away) home demo room is awesome (only spoke to Gene once and never visited as I have not driven highway/freeway for 20+ years -  except in a few emergency situations).

Anyway, just to say that this business plan can succeed, plus you have the outside work for additional income.

Commercial rent is insane here (private as well), no idea what it's like in MN.

I grew up and lived in Iowa until 1977 (Des Moines/Iowa City) and visited Minneapolis/St. Paul on numerous occasions during that time (especially after I35 was completed - lot's of great/memorable concerts and a much nicer drive than that to the Crown in Chicago:-).

 

DeKay

 

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oranfoster
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Hi Juan,

    Nice website. I followed the link to leave you a message on the contact page but that doesn't seem to be functioning well. At the risk of leaving you redundant notes, I'll message you from here too.

Regards, Oran

kren0006
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Congrats. Fyne Audio speakers would be an interesting brand to add. Don’t think TC has a dealer yet. Same with Aqua audio or Playback Designs.

 

Other brands not covered by existing TC dealers to my knowledge: Krell, Joseph Audio, D’Ag, dCS, gryphon, boulder hmmmm

 

maybe Yamaha for a budget brand

 

yeah, don’t pick up Maggie or ARC. That’s be awkward. And for sure not Mc - everyone else already has them!

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best wishes to you towards success in this endeavor juan

the industry needs good retailers who serve customers well and can educate and guide them when needed

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@dekay Thank you for the vote of confidence. I’ve heard of Gene Rubin Audio and it is reassuring that others have been successful. Let me know if you ever make it back to the Midwest!

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