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Used & ex-demonstration equipment. LAST UPDATED 05 APRIL 2024 Analogue Product RRP Now Inspire Enigma GL75 inc Jelco SA750 12" and Ortofon Quintet Wengeplinth £3500 £1799 Graham Slee Revalation C phono stage inc PSU1 silver £1195 £799 Well tempered Amadeus 254 GT x demo £6999 £4999...

Hutter was distributed by Phil March at Phonography when it dissolved Phil took time out and it fell by the wayside Not sure if their still in business anymore

i forgot credit card charges

Last time I did the maths on 10% discount on a £1000 was a £100 and if 30% is our profit that means £200 is what we would achieve Less 20% vat of course which equates to £160 And at this point doesn’t take into consideration day to day running costs

Not at all it’s a fact the high street is pretty much dead along with a number of specialised outlets mainly due to Online retail New methods aren’t really the reason I got into the industry can’t see the point of becoming a place that is a box shifter My butcher is still in business along...

It’s fair to say that I do “thankfully” have a number of loyal customers I most certainly do acknowledge this in various ways For instance I do let them take expensive items to try without paying for them and also for prolonged periods so they can evaluate them fairly and without pressure...

Unfortunately they cannot help I’ve had 2 returned to me that were with koetsu and cannot be repaired Suggest you contact North west analogue

anyway how much do you all EARN?

My rule of thumb is Maximum 10% discount on new sealed box stock (physical stock) Special orders Nil Demo units up to 40% (mainly to regain investment to buy newer model ) Pretty sure that’s a retailer model However we have lot more retailers now being distributors or exclusive dealers who...

It’s an Japanese honour thing After great artisans pass out of respect the companies don’t produce anything for a time Usually 12 months But in the instance of Koetsu no one wants to pick up the baton

Idiotic reply We get 30% on most items and up to 50% on demo units

Marvellously too

Why not come and listen for yourself rather than me pontificating and bringing all sort of ridiculous phrases out

As I said to Tenpercenter when Rega came with the NAIA I was almost certainly going to say I don’t want one I’ve got a P10 BUT and a BIG but nothing prepared me for what I heard I was expecting a P10 on viagra but instead got the “John Holmes” of turntables Jesus I couldn’t believe it ! It was...

Just remember in the mid 80s the record industry had a purge on tapes and people “home taping” Home taping is killing music They thought that people were taping records and then sharing with others How times have changed All the file sharing that went on with digital music and Metallica...