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Det kan se ut som om ZYX har endret distribusjonen på den andre siden av dammen. SORASound er visstnok ute og et forhandlernett under ny importør (KT Audio?) For oss forbrukere innebærer det høyere priser.
Fra ett av innleggene på Audiogon:
I don't know the folks at KTAudio either, but they'll have to go a long way to match, never mind beat, the customer service ZYX owners in North America are accustomed to. They just boosted the price for an entry-level Bloom from < $400 to $1,000. The Atmos/4D just jumped by $1,500. KTAudio's dealers are going to have to provide incredible service to justify such premiums.
The overnight escalation of prices, as with Shelter and S&B before, is what must happen when additional links are inserted into a distribution chain. Nobody works for free (except the generous bloggers on sites like this one, though the inventory carrying costs for talk are quite low!). ZYX apparently wanted a traditional distributor/dealer model, not the direct sales approach adopted with much success by SORAsound.
As others noted, Mehran is selling off his existing stock at even deeper discounts than usual, a unique opportunity for those in the market. I've seen the emails Mehran received from both ZYX and Shibatech confirming full warranty coverage and rebuilding/retipping services for his remaining ZYX products. For them to do any less would kill the brand.
KT Audio (and previously some European dealers) say the Atmos and 4D are different cartridges. Sorasound says they are the same.
SORAsound is quoting an email from Nakatsuka-san himself. I've seen it. Mehran offered several times to get anyone a 4D instead of an Atmos if they wanted one with that name - at the same price. The other dealers are just employing marketing speak to distance themselves from SORAsound (or, to be precise, SORAsound's pricing).
Hele tråden finner dere her.
Ja, ja, den som bare hadde cash klar; da skulle det blitt en UNIVerse før den doblet seg i pris. Men som det heter; business as usual.
Fra ett av innleggene på Audiogon:
I don't know the folks at KTAudio either, but they'll have to go a long way to match, never mind beat, the customer service ZYX owners in North America are accustomed to. They just boosted the price for an entry-level Bloom from < $400 to $1,000. The Atmos/4D just jumped by $1,500. KTAudio's dealers are going to have to provide incredible service to justify such premiums.
The overnight escalation of prices, as with Shelter and S&B before, is what must happen when additional links are inserted into a distribution chain. Nobody works for free (except the generous bloggers on sites like this one, though the inventory carrying costs for talk are quite low!). ZYX apparently wanted a traditional distributor/dealer model, not the direct sales approach adopted with much success by SORAsound.
As others noted, Mehran is selling off his existing stock at even deeper discounts than usual, a unique opportunity for those in the market. I've seen the emails Mehran received from both ZYX and Shibatech confirming full warranty coverage and rebuilding/retipping services for his remaining ZYX products. For them to do any less would kill the brand.
KT Audio (and previously some European dealers) say the Atmos and 4D are different cartridges. Sorasound says they are the same.
SORAsound is quoting an email from Nakatsuka-san himself. I've seen it. Mehran offered several times to get anyone a 4D instead of an Atmos if they wanted one with that name - at the same price. The other dealers are just employing marketing speak to distance themselves from SORAsound (or, to be precise, SORAsound's pricing).
Hele tråden finner dere her.
Ja, ja, den som bare hadde cash klar; da skulle det blitt en UNIVerse før den doblet seg i pris. Men som det heter; business as usual.