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In Reply to: RE: I don't think authorized Internet dealers are selling a lot of Denon carts posted by Curious on March 09, 2014 at 17:45:09
usahifi.com sells the 9" SA750D for $530
affordableaudio.biz sells it for $550
audiosensibility.com sells it for $530 Canadian
The only one sold on eBay in the last 30 days that I could find sold with a Buy It Now of $515. (Audio Dragon in Hong Kong)
There are several currently listed on eBay from $530 to $569. (usahifi and audiodragon)
The last one listed on Audiogon (November 2013) that I could find was listed by Affordable Audio at $550.
This seems like very tight pricing to me. I'd like to know how much margin is in the arm at $550. 30 points? 40 points? More? Less?
It looks like there are very few sellers of the Jelco and my guess is that is because Jelco is an unknown entity to the majority of the market, not because there is no money to be made.
There are no reviews. Jelco does no advertising. The seller has to create the market or hope potential buyers are enthusiasts who have done their homework.
When I was in retail we sold tons of the Sumiko MMT, FT3 and FT4... and the Audioquest PT5, PT6, PT7 and PT9 (was there an 8?) because Sumiko and Audioquest were recognized names due to the arms having been reviewed and marketed.
Would we have sold as many if they were branded as Jelco with no reviews or ads ?
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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And because of that and the fact the market knows what these arms had been selling for, there's no way they can just raise the price to make it profitable for Rep Firms to offer it to dealers. They would have to design new products that are profitable while raising the price of the existing arms, cut off all Ebay-type activity, and take a loss on their end to absorb the price increase. Manufacturers have done that before to varying degrees of success.
Do you believe Jelco makes a better arm than Rega, dollar for dollar? I don't like Rega tables at all, but I do like the arms.
"Hope is a good thing. Maybe, the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
I've only had two Rega arms. One was stock on a Rega table (not a fan) and one was modified and on a TD124. I didn't own either table long enough to get a sense for the capabilities of the arms as I did not compare them to anything. I can't even remember who made the modified arm. I always forget their name.
The Jelco seems better built to me with tighter tolerances. Not that this necessarily translates to superior sonics.
I'm also not a fan of any arm that is wired all the way through and does not allow for changing/replacing head shell wires. I'm not into soldering minuscule clips onto tiny wires.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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