Why would any Hi-Fi retailer sell a high end amp like a Hegel H160 that retailed at £2450 for £592? Makes absolutely no sense and highly questionable.
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Why would any Hi-Fi retailer sell a high end amp like a Hegel H160 that retailed at £2450 for £592? Makes absolutely no sense and highly questionable.
Strictly Stereo
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It doesn’t.
I guess he wasn’t to happy becoming an ex authorised dealer. Anyone would think he had a warehouse full of Hegel. Sold 3 maybe.
Borntorun
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Probably does or thereabouts.
No where near. Cost will be closer to £1500 if it’s anything like other hardware. Which explains why there is no stock.
Borntorun
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I HIGHLY doubt that knowing what I do about dealer mark ups.
I don’t know what you know. What I do know is that margins over 40% in electronics from computers to toasters are extremely rare. High end manufactures usually operate with dealer margins between 25 and 40%. That’s what I know. Advertising prices at 25% of the retail cost while having no stock is odd don’t you think.
Borntorun
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Hifi and electronics like TV's are very very different when it comes to mark ups. There are HUGE mark ups in Hifi, some are eye watering, Monitor Audio for one.
I agree with you though advertising prices like that. I can only imagine it was too show the original dealer buy in price and thus water down the market for other sellers trying to milk the mark up...obviously there has been a disagreement and fallout somewhere. However you do not know what stock he had and has.
Strictly Stereo
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I am an authorised Hegel retailer, so I know exactly what these products cost. Whatever you think you know about Hegel’s dealer margin is wrong.
Borntorun
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What do they cost then?
Let’s hope this hadn’t put off people from buying Hegel. I’m seriously considering selling all my Naim boxes to replace with one Hegel H190.
Borntorun
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I don't see why it would, I've heard great things about them, and experienced people buying Hifi generally know they are going to get fleeced if they pay retail prices on any brand, thats why theres always in discussion discounts from dealers.
It won’t put me off. I don’t think Hi-Fi dealers fleece customers. They have overheads and the good ones like Strictly Stereo add a lot of value with their knowledge.High end Hi-Fi isn’t exactly flying off the shelves.
The Chronicals
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It's interesting to see you've only recently joined PFM, and only commented on this thread which was already out of date somewhat.
Borntorun
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I beg to differ, hence why there are so many hifi Stores/companies currently, it shows a bigger than you think market. A Hegel H190 is hardly high end in my opinion I must say! If you're happy to pay what you do, then thats completely fine, it's your hard earned
I came across the thread while researching Hegel H190’s. I also came across a site advertising Hegel at unrealistic prices with no stock. Reading the thread made me want to comment so I joined.
Strictly Stereo
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That is between Hegel and its retailers, but suffice to say that the advertised retail prices being discussed here are a fraction of the actual trade prices for these products.