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Old 03-10-2018, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by John49 View Post
I don’t think Schiit have to resort to ‘loss leaders’ to maintain market share.
Loss leaders are used to expand market share. That said, I think you're right that they probably either break even or eke out a tiny profit with the Mani, but only after passing a rather large milestone of units sold to make up for the total cost of the R&D plus manufacturing expenses. $129 for a decent phono preamp today is simply amazing.
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