27-Jul-2016, 08:34
(27-Jul-2016, 07:57)Rufus McDufus Wrote: It's also worth pointing out that here in the UK at least back in 2013 when the D110/170/240 were introduced, prices were not far different than for the Pro series now. Looking at whathifi.com the D110 retailed at $4490, D170 for £6,390 and D240 for £11,800. Pound Sterling against the Euro was marginally weaker back then by maybe a couple of percent so not a big difference.Spot on Rufus. Looking at Ian's summary, the new 250 Pro is more or less the same price I paid for my D240 back in 2013, and allowing for inflation, it is actually quite a bit cheaper. This was also a time when Absolute Sounds were UK distributors for Devialet and there was very little in the way of discounts on offer.
Prices now show the D130Pro has gone up about 11% on the D110, D220Pro has gone up about 10% on the D170 price, D250Pro about 6% on the D240. But then you're also getting more for your money in terms of power and (hopefully) sound quality.
Not trying to defend Devialet here but comparing end-of-run (reduced) prices versus newly-introduced models is not a particularly fair comparison.
Also it gets complicated elsewhere in the world as prices do seem to vary quite a lot.
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