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In Reply to: RE: Maybe it's one of those better for the "domestic" market? posted by Sibelius on January 18, 2015 at 09:07:11
The P3 and C7 are about $300 more here than in the UK, which I imagine can be justified by the cost of shipping and promotion. The SHL5 and M30 are marked up about $2000, and that seems based on marketing.
Interestingly, to me, is that the inflation adjusted price of the C7 is about the same as when it was originally introduced 20 years ago. (There was a lower reintroductory price a few years later to kickstart the brand and the new distributor.)
I think they're all good value at UK prices.
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I bought a pair of C7's new about 13 years ago.
They were $2000. Now they're $4000.
At the time their LS3/5a variant was about $1795. Now it's $2395.
So how come the C7's have doubled and the little speaker hasn't?
Good reviews. And market demand.
"We are all in God's hands... and God is a malign thug."
-Mark Twain
I've told you more than once, the price you paid was an effort to help the new NA distributor get the brand established in the US. It was a sale price, a promotion, less than the UK price at the time, even though they didnt say so. Much earlier, I paid 1000 pounds, about $1650 at the time, because they were having a promotion in the UK. The original price was 1300 there and 2500 here. Only an audiophile would think a shoebox sized speaker at $2300 is fairly priced while complaining about the price of the C7.I paid $500 for new P3's 20 years ago. Now, I guess I'd have to pay 4 1/2 times as much for the new version.
Edits: 01/18/15
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