polkL800 Audiogon $ 4500 Black ,new in box,never opened
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Still up for sale. 1058 veiws (3 by verb)
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Can't beleive they are still for sale!
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People are waiting for the Adorama deals....The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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It’s a big discount off of a new pair but $4500 is still a nice chunk of change to most people
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Plus it's not like it's the only solid option in that price point. I see the Devore O/93 listed around that same price point pretty regularly. I'm sure there are loads of other options as well.It’s a big discount off of a new pair but $4500 is still a nice chunk of change to most people
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Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
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Well, we know the background of these speakers. If I were looking for a pair on the 'Gon and saw a brand new, unboxed, zero seller at substantially less $$$ than retail?
I'd walk away and never look back. These are the typical types of yellow flags/red flags folks tend to turn away from based on personal and empirical evidence of things that typically go bad.
Mike even commented (with good reason) that they were HOT. It's not like that wasn't the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw the ad....
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I thought there was some confirmation that these were the pair given away at some event in PA, no?
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I thought there was some confirmation that these were the pair given away at some event in PA, no?
I think the point Tom is conveying is that, the members of the Forum know their history, and why they are for sale.
The prospective buyers that are not Forum members and don't know the history, would be sceptical to say the least.
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You would be correct. Thanks for clarifying, Mike.
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Plus it's not like it's the only solid option in that price point. I see the Devore O/93 listed around that same price point pretty regularly. I'm sure there are loads of other options as well.It’s a big discount off of a new pair but $4500 is still a nice chunk of change to most people
Yea if I’m on audiogon looking at used speakers there are plenty of 8-10k retail models available at similar prices. Add to that that these look like grey market speakers, and I would be very skeptical.
I don’t know why the seller doesn’t just post that he won them at the raffle but wants the cash more than the speakers? That’s totally understandable and would go a long ways towards easing a lot of people’s minds...
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I'd rather buy a new pair with warranty.
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Polk shouuld consider not discounting the L800 much st all. Keep it a unicorn because of how special the design is. Discount the crap out of the rest of the line!
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Polk should consider not discounting the L800 much st all. Keep it a unicorn because of how special the design is. Discount the crap out of the rest of the line!
I'd suspect something like that would be their default strategy.
Presumably, they (Polk/their corporate owners) will control inventory to the extent that, even if sales of the L800, in the worst-case scenario, would turn out (heaven forfend!) to be very slow with respect to their projections -- they could orchestrate the supply so that they wouldn't have a large surplus of unsold L800s to fire-sale.
They could probably take their chances with the rest of the line.
I will say, not entirely facetiously, that if they ever fire-sale the L200, I'd be quite interested.
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Given Polk's ownership, I don't think the discount decision will come down to the design. They are owned by a holding company, who's sole mission is to create profits. If the L800 meets or exceeds sales goals, they won't discount it. But given the way of the world, if sales go up, sales goals go up. And once they miss the mark for a few consecutive quarters they look at a couple things. Discount and product life cycle. If the L800 misses sales targets before a replacement line is ready for production and release... we'll see discounts. Big companies live in a vicious cycle to some extent.Polk shouuld consider not discounting the L800 much st all. Keep it a unicorn because of how special the design is. Discount the crap out of the rest of the line!Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
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displayname wrote: »
Given Polk's ownership, I don't think the discount decision will come down to the design. They are owned by a holding company, who's sole mission is to create profits. If the L800 meets or exceeds sales goals, they won't discount it. But given the way of the world, if sales go up, sales goals go up. And once they miss the mark for a few consecutive quarters they look at a couple things. Discount and product life cycle. If the L800 misses sales targets before a replacement line is ready for production and release... we'll see discounts. Big companies live in a vicious cycle to some extent.Polk shouuld consider not discounting the L800 much st all. Keep it a unicorn because of how special the design is. Discount the crap out of the rest of the line!
Hey, you all know what a cockeyed optimist I am!
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displayname wrote: »
Given Polk's ownership, I don't think the discount decision will come down to the design. They are owned by a holding company, who's sole mission is to create profits. If the L800 meets or exceeds sales goals, they won't discount it. But given the way of the world, if sales go up, sales goals go up. And once they miss the mark for a few consecutive quarters they look at a couple things. Discount and product life cycle. If the L800 misses sales targets before a replacement line is ready for production and release... we'll see discounts. Big companies live in a vicious cycle to some extent.Polk shouuld consider not discounting the L800 much st all. Keep it a unicorn because of how special the design is. Discount the crap out of the rest of the line!
Don't I know it! Premium brands or products are seldom discounted, IMO. If that is their strategy, to maintain the price point for the flagship. We'll see if sales don't meet expectations, gotta keep the assembly plant open, etc., there may be a discount. Ya never know.
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Polk's five year speaker warranty ends on transfer to a second owner. Old Polk may have honored warranty repairs for a second owner of a dealer sourced pair anyway, but I doubt the new corporate mentality would go beyond the specific warranty wording requirements.
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Emlyn, not only that, Polk has always required a receipt of proof of purchase. Well, the current owner didn't purchase them, so they may not have the receipt. No receipt? No warranty.
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Kevin also points out regularly that "you'll never read a bad review."Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
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Kevin is a piece of work. Just a heads up.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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No! Just being nice.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables -
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Upscale audio is now selling them too. Kevin loves them.
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Sorry, didn't mean to shift this into an anti Kevin Deal train. I've never done business with him so I can't say how he'd be, but I know a few people who have been very happy working with upscale in the past. I was simply pointing out that he always says to take reviews with a grain of salt, even in his rave reviews.
I will say I was surprised when I emailed upscale and I got a response from Kevin and also talked to him on the phone. I wasn't really expecting that. His energy level was very high, but he was polite and consistent with what I've seen in his videos. No bad blood here. But I did ultimately go another way.Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
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I think it's a good thing for Polk that Upscale is selling them. Say what you want about Mr. Deal, but he doesn't sell gear he doesn't believe in.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I think it's a good thing for Polk that Upscale is selling them. Say what you want about Mr. Deal, but he doesn't sell gear he doesn't believe in.
FWIW, I would agree. It shouldn't be a bad thing for Polk to be associated with him/them.
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There's one thing for sure, Uncle Kevie is passonate about his wares. I kinda enjoy watching his videos, just for entertainment value
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