In Reply to: RE: Bone thrown posted by A.Wayne on April 21, 2015 at 19:18:45:
Went for for a listen today at a nearby establishment, well 40 minutes away. They carried B & W, Sonus Faber, McIntosh to name a few. I was really curious to hear the GoldenEar Triton 5 which is larger than the 7 but like the 7 lacks the powered subwoofer.. After listening for about 15 minutes they sounded pretty decent. Not jaw dropping fantastic like some reviewers would lead you to believe.
I know they list for $2000 a pair. After the listen I asked what they would sell them for. He told me $2000. Now I tried to negotiate! I said I am ready to buy and would like 10% off. He refused letting me know as a small shop they can't sell for less. He also questioned what other shop would sell them for less since they just came out. This guy was pretty snooty so I told him a few other shops I knew carried Goldenear, although I am not sure about a discount. He also was a Sandy Gross fanboy and may have been hurt when I assured him Sandy had another container load coming from China.
So anyways for 10% they passed on a sale. He had another customer which may have been the reason but I was still in surprised.
So much for buying Murican.
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