Dealer in-store demo fee
marvda1
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I ran across this on another forum.
There is a dealer that has a pair of $60k monos used for $17k. He will let you demo in store with your speakers of choice (what they sell) for a demo fee of $500 that can be applied to another purchase if decide not to buy the amps. The amps are Audio Research. What do you think?
I would go elsewhere.
There is a dealer that has a pair of $60k monos used for $17k. He will let you demo in store with your speakers of choice (what they sell) for a demo fee of $500 that can be applied to another purchase if decide not to buy the amps. The amps are Audio Research. What do you think?
I would go elsewhere.
Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156
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That'll git rid of all the tire kickers.
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Serious Inquiries Only
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For $500 I'd better be spending the whole day there with a 5 star lunch, high end booze, and some high end cocktail waitresses. And I'll certainly want to demo more than one set of speakers.
I'm not opposed to a demo fee in principle, but $500 is silly.
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Even if I had that much to spend on gear....foogetabotit.
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At that price, his demo equipment will sit there until he goes out of business."The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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sucks2beme wrote: »At that price, his demo equipment will sit there until he goes out of business.
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It does not stick out as a problem for me.
It certainly eliminates the people coming in to waste the dealers time. With everything going on now, I don’t blame them for wanting serious demos only.
Coming from a cycling background where this pay for a demo deal is the norm, I just don’t see the problem. Literally the same demo style, pay to demo the product and if you buy they credit the demo fees.
Stops people from in to use your stuff for free with no intention of buying. Or at least if they have no intention of buying, they are paying for your time. -
Upstatemax wrote: »It does not stick out as a problem for me.
It certainly eliminates the people coming in to waste the dealers time. With everything going on now, I don’t blame them for wanting serious demos only.
Coming from a cycling background where this pay for a demo deal is the norm, I just don’t see the problem. Literally the same demo style, pay to demo the product and if you buy they credit the demo fees.
Stops people from in to use your stuff for free with no intention of buying. Or at least if they have no intention of buying, they are paying for your time.
so you are saying that if you narrowed it down to one of three trucks, a chevy, dodge, or ford and each charged $300 for a test drive you would be ok with it.Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
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so you are saying that if you narrowed it down to one of three trucks, a chevy, dodge, or ford and each charged $300 for a test drive you would be ok with it.
That’s easy, I would never buy a Dodge or a Chevy so no need to waste my time! -
People just want to make money on everything now, maybe I should start charging for roof estimates.
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I would expect a top notch setup and if it is not then the dealer can pay me for my time. Which if I was considering these would probably be worth more. I would ask for them to agree and we could demo.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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I would kill to have a job where I listen to music all day and talk stereo. Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
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I've heard the audio research 610T monoblocks in an active bi-amped system with krell 700 watt monoblocks on the bass of a set of apogee Diva's, that was probably better than this $500 demo would be.
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I will pm you my ex-wife’s address so you can start building your resume...I would kill to have a job where I listen to music all day and talk stereo.
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Pfff. Joey's done that twice this week!Gustard X26 Pro DAC
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Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
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I would kill to have a job where I listen to music all day and talk stereo.
Shoot you'd get nothing done....You for sure wouldn't get any music in cause you just chatter on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on -
People just want to make money on everything now, maybe I should start charging for roof estimates.
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I go both ways on this one. On the one hand, I DO think the fee is excessive but, in practice, I see the logic from the other side. One, B&M stores are struggling for a myriad of reasons.....not the least of which is online sales.
So, I think what's going on is, more than anything, discourages using a B&M as a place to demo gear, find what you want and then run to the internet to get a better price....and if you are looking to make a 5 figure purchase, all of a sudden, it doesn't seem to be THAT far out line.
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