12-Jul-2017, 11:55
(12-Jul-2017, 08:30)ogs Wrote: The Expert range and now the Pro models is Devialet's High End alibi. I think they tried to place Phantom gold in this position, but that failed. Keeping Pro models 'on top' is therefore important to Devialet. When the company makes loads of money on products in the 97% segment I suspect we will see a different attitude towards Expert and Pro models.
On the other hand this depends on how the enthusiasm for the old models live with the founders. Calmel and the other three (or four) have put a lot into creating the D-Premier and improving it. If the company makes a lot of money, maybe the Devialet amps will continue "because we can"..
I'm sure that as long as they can charge 30 grand or so for a couple of slabs of aluminium with some electronics in them they will keep selling the Expert range. There's money in volume but there's more money in luxury.
Bernard Arnault said it himself. (see quote below) I don't think he would be investing in Devialet if they were only into the mass market.
http://www.azquotes.com/quote/722081
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Dynaudio C1 MkII.
Jim Smith's GBS.
Northern NSW Australia.
