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I knew that.
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Reasons: In Japan Accuphase directly sells to the retailers, no wholesaler/distributor. In Europe (and all other export markets) Accuphase sells to distributors, who take their margin ('water heater') and then sell to retailers, who also take their margin. Well 'water heater' for the distributor may not be fully correct, since he has to pay the shipping costs (which greatly increased lately) and also has to establish a local service organization and keep some spare parts in stock. In European countries the VAT is also higher than in Japan (in the EU anything between 19% and 25%; in Switzerland only 7.7%). IMHO US retail prices are over the moon (may be also thanks to Trumps trade wars and the substantial increase of import duties related to it?) Martin P.S. The price calculation could look like this: (ex-factory price * currency exchange rate + shipping costs) *1.5 = (retailers price) *1.5 + VAT = retail price. If I knew the ex-factory price, I could do a more detailed calculation. Last edited by meltemi; 11-14-2021 at 12:37 PM. |
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Not sure if this is standard and I suspect it is not but the UK distributor buys the very expensive high end Accuphase stuff and lends it to dealers if a customer is keen to audition them. Dealers cannot afford to have everything in their shop. So the distributor in the UK really helps them.
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A short reviews of 2900 and 5000
Use Chrome to translate please. https://dynamicaudio4f.wordpress.com...c-2900-e-5000/ |
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https://www.accuphase.com/model/e-5000.html
Accuphase e-5000 brochure eng https://www.accuphase.com/cat/e-5000_e.pdf |
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Why buy the Accuphase E-800 now ?! Great Review on the best kept secret Accuphase E-5000 !!
Sounds Magical with Magnepan speakers ! Waiting for the Prototype Flagship Magnepan speakers to come on the market now ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPLf7A-PqxQ&t=853s |
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