Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amazon to be an authorized McIntosh dealer
Yes I can't find any really good hifi dealer in my own city, we have one but they are not truly independent it's a hifi chain store that only caries some brands and are tied to others by common owners . This chain also has local oligopoly in Sweden for certain brands ( another problem ). So I to think they are struggling and the luxury brands like McIntosh needs vider exposure . It is nowadays some kind of quest :) to find a hifi dealer, a days outing by car you may need to make an appointment . I actually think it's good news . The specialist hifi stores is usually a part of the problem , as their hair brained way of trying to sell us the cult of audiophilia probably scares away more potential customers than they generate . If this loosens up maybe other bad sales practices can go away . In smal countries and most of Europe there is a lot of price fixing and local monopoly going on, far to many importers distributors and middle men ! Yes some brands actually deny you to sell thier products ! The price fixing is so rampant that grey import is considered a "problem" hmm hmm :D For example my favourite hifi dealer , located in a town 200km from where I live now naturally ,are competent enough to sell Meridian etc . But he want to also include B&W speakers in his line up but he can't as B&W has opted to sell by a certain chain store ? How that practise is even legal is beyond me . He moved on to also sell and install complete home automation and whole house audio and video installations for wealthy clients this a better business , the really expensive kind . Cost like the most expensive high end setups but the market is magnitudes bigger . Natural to the aging hifi business there recommended price listed floating around , the brand importer has already set the price for all the stores . Yes to more internet sales . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105230 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Amazon to be an authorized McIntosh dealer
Thought this was an interesting tidbit: http://www.strata-gee.com/former-specialist-darling-mcintosh-opens-up-internet-sales/ Amazon and some other internet sellers are only supposed to be able to carry a limited number of models, but as you can imagine, the long-time brick & mortar dealers are mad as hell. I suspect this shows several things: McIntosh probably sees this as an opportunity to cash in on their name and see some dramatic sales growth their existing dealer network just can't deliver. And, it also shows that the classic high-end portion of the market continues to struggle -- the existing buyers are aging and not being replaced while the younger market is shopping in new ways. mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105230 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: All day battery power for Touch - �24
Pointed out on PFM (not tried) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tonbux-2mAh-Power-Bank-SmartPhones-Black/dp/B00SKH4J9S/ref=pd_sim_23_1? Check it, add to it! http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/ SB Touch darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105197 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?
Mnyb writes: > For your buggy whip needs . > > http://www.cheshirehorse.com/Buggy-Whip-P6374.aspx > > only 14.95$ > > The buggy whip proverb got me thinking the horse hobby is quite popular > around the world these days , its kind of a luxury not everyone can > care for or feed a horse , or has the time to do that . > > And its a global past time and hobby soo . > > Wonder if they dont actually makes more money than some famous high end > brands :) :D I rather sell buggy whips than tube amps if want a a > bussines to live on . > > So its will end soon the audio hobby can be rebooted on more sound > principles and eventually becomme a racket again... > > For comedy do google the Otelo ultrasound (not Othello they dont even > got that rigth ) a nice tube amp for 60$ But it definitely looks fancy http://www.ultrasound-hifi.com/Us_wh_1/FR/Amplificatori/amplificatori_en.html > > ANother answer is, this ends when the price is inifinity and the amount > of products is zero a limit of a kind. > > > > > Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x > MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 > sub. > Bedroom/Office: Boom > Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 > Misc use: Radio (with battery) > iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad > (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) > server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux > > http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html > > Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105222 > > ___ > audiophiles mailing list > audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles -- Rainer M. Krug email: Rainerkrugsde PGP: 0x0F52F982 signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?
For your buggy whip needs . http://www.cheshirehorse.com/Buggy-Whip-P6374.aspx only 14.95$ The buggy whip proverb got me thinking the horse hobby is quite popular around the world these days , its kind of a luxury not everyone can care for or feed a horse , or has the time to do that . And its a global past time and hobby soo . Wonder if they dont actually makes more money than some famous high end brands :) :D I rather sell buggy whips than tube amps if want a a bussines to live on . So its will end soon the audio hobby can be rebooted on more sound principles and eventually becomme a racket again... For comedy do google the Otelo ultrasound (not Othello they dont even got that rigth ) a nice tube amp for 60$ ANother answer is, this ends when the price is inifinity and the amount of products is zero a limit of a kind. Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105222 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
