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In Reply to: RE: Harbeth prices always go up, never down. So why did the P3ESR have a $300 price drop? posted by mbnx01 on July 10, 2015 at 10:33:09
Where did you get that information from? The last time I looked the price is the same ( $2095 for the cherry,2395 for the more expensive finishes). BTW,that is a strange looking Harbeth.
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They used to be $2395 in standard finishes.
"A lie is half-way around the world before the truth can get its boots on."
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The standard finish is cherry and they were never $2495. BTW,the Stirling LS 3/5V2 jumped from $1900 to $2400 overnight. Imported products fluctuate frequently due to exchange rates,duty,etc.
Here is the price back in 2012 !
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This is what they USED TO BE - $2395, just like I said.
Oh, and the Stirling price going up six hundred bucks? Stirling is imported by the Harbeth importer. He is SCREWING WITH THAT COMPANY IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIS HIGHLY PROFITABLE HARBETH SALES.
The Harbeth goes down three hundred bucks while they nearly identical Stirling GOES UP six hundred bucks? Sorry, it's not shipping costs.
It's the importer. He's making an easy 12% OVER a reasonable profit on the Harbeth line, more on some models.
But the LS50, widely popular at $1500 was cutting into that part of the market which meant he could not charge his ridiculously inflated prices on that speaker any more. Don't worry, he'll make it up with every Compact 7, 30.1, or SHL5 he sells.
"A lie is half-way around the world before the truth can get its boots on."
-Mark Twain
"He is SCREWING WITH THAT COMPANY IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIS HIGHLY PROFITABLE HARBETH SALES. "I am not so sure.
You forget Spendor which is right around $1.6k.
I suspect the rising Sterling price is driven by their desire to be "valued" as another Harbeth. It might have been part of the marketing plan when he took over the distribution. Nobody making BBC monitors thinks there should be a large difference between them and the top of the heap, too.
I suspect the drop in Harbeth is based upon market position vs. Spendor and the sea of competitors at or below $2k. The strengthening dollar probably allowed this to happen with little harm to the parent company, too.
And, even though prices can drop a little, the long term trend is upwards. Though you have to wonder with a weakening Asia, if this trend is sustainable with the more stagnant-wage West?
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Where is the $300 price drop?
Check out the price here.
The standard finish used to be $2095.
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