(25-Jul-2016, 23:42)wikeeboy Wrote: Big winners out of this program are D-Prem and 120 owners. Well done Devialet for not looking after those who have spent significantly more on your products!
(26-Jul-2016, 09:48)Hifi_swlon Wrote: Any 120 owners upgrading effectively make £2K, so their upgrade costs about a grand. Must be one of the best value purchases ever....
Does anyone know what the US prices are for the Pro series? I don't see how people think the upgrade path for the 120 is such a good deal. In US dollars the original retail list price is $6495 and the upgrade price is $4590 for $11085 total. The price of the 200 is $9495 at full retail, which is $1590 less than the upgraded 120. If we assume the new 220 Pro is $1590 more than the 200, or $11085 total, you break even. Even if you could buy the 120 on the second hand market for say $4550 (~30% less than retail) and then upgrade it for $4590 more you're only saving about $2000 dollars. But who buys at full retail? With just a 10% discount for a new 220 Pro, the upgrade price advantage of a second hand 120 shrinks to just a little over $800 dollars, but you get a whole new virgin system and five year warranty buying new. So until Devialet publishes the retail prices of the new Pro series and warranty details it's not looking like such a good deal for used 120 would be buyers and owners either.
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