(23-Dec-2014, 17:51)ozthepoz Wrote: I popped into my dealer to have a chat about Devialet in general and Phantom in particular. He told me that the dealer network is not being used for Phantom - they are sold online or through Harrods (for 6 months) only.
Big mistake in my view - I've never bought a piece of kit without trying it at home first and I can't see Harrods lending out units to the hi-fi fraternity.
Exclusive is OK, but they will have to shift a lot of these to recoup all the development costs.
They will change that I suspect. What about when wifi doesn't work? I can't imagine Harrods being expert in rectifying that. Any the profitability model must be odd. I bet Harrods want a big mark up whereas online margins are normally much slimmer. And if you have bought a Devialet in the UK and therefore from an Absolute Sounds dealer you will want them to know about Phantom too - but for £0 profit?
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