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In Reply to: RE: Here's a pic posted by stevenk on January 12, 2009 at 22:13:40
Unless the price is nuts I am absolutely buying these.
I don't like the high frequencies on MG12's and don't have room for 1.6's. These, I want. Badly. I would buy them sight unheard for a reasonable price (two grand?)
-M
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Why would you volunteer to offer 2K. This hurts all the people that cant afford that.
Now that the buzz it out and the manufacture hears people are willing to pay 2k they just might sell them for that.
Maybe they originally planned to market and sell them for $495 since they require les material than a MMG and you have to buy a $500 woofer separately
I certanly wouldnt spend 2K knowing a 1.6 costs $1800
I have no doubt I will pay list price for these. I'm sure there will be a waiting list...why discount?
The first persons to get them has to be their dealers who must then be able to wire and set them up favorably in a show room. Do you envisage long lines outside their shops when they will be ready for pick-up and take home? If these are in fact as great as touted won't thay have to kill or lower the production runs of all the other models in their line. Unless they can then be priced high enough, wouldn't this amount to commiting suicide?
They kept asking us (the crowd) for advice on what to do---both how to price and how to market them. Wendell said they are leaning towards internet direct sales, just like the MMG.
Because they DON'T want to kill off the MMG, the 1.6 and all the other quasi-ribbon affordable speakers in their line. That gives ME the fear that they will price them at a point high enough to overcome that. Even if they sound better then the 3.6's, if they were priced the SAME, which would you buy? I have a hard time thinking the mini maggie would be your choice, unless you were REALLY space constrained.
Regards,
Joel
If I were a Magnepan dealer and they sold these internet direct only... I'd be very concerned.
I support a product line, I want the new product to bring customers into my store.
Of course, speaking as a customer I think most audio dealers are useless clowns and I would love to buy these direct from Magnepan.
Tis a puzzlement.
It is a problem, but its a good problem to have if your Magnepan. Having some product like this come along is a once in a lifetime like thing.
I told Wendell the exact thing you mention: can the dealers set these things up right? I think they COULD, but will they WANT TO if they are cheaply priced? They want to move the pricier spread.
I say, sell them direct initially and see how it shakes out with the dealers and the rest of your product lines sales. Then go from there...
Regards,
Joel
With the buzz on these they could probably have direct sales orders that would exceed their manufacturing capability. So maybe they should go that way?
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