11-May-2017, 00:20
The problem started with the introduction of the Pro version and the imminent streamer board. When I bought my Od'A off Gentleman, a second hand D200 was fetching US$7000.- on Audiogon. So it didn't take too much convincing my wife the upgrade was affordable if we sold the D200. By the time I had my Od'A delivered, the new Pro series was introduced and there were up to ten old Experts for sale on Audiogon with much reduced prices; down an easy 2 grand for a D200.
FOMO of the 'best ever greatest streamer board' must have had an impact on the second hand prices of the Expert line. The upgrade path for 120 to 220Pro would have been the extra nail in the coffin for the D200/400 price. Similarly the introduction of the 1000Pro killed the Od'A off.
Devialet have been an annoying company to deal with way before the introduction of the Pro line and second hand prices were ok. It's not their communication that made prices plummet, it's the way they introduced new models; Just like a mobile phone company... They want to be like Apple but they seem to forget that their products aren't just worth a few hundred dollars. Mobile phone companies have a reason to keep introducing new models. The competition is fierce. Devialet's competition isn't that great. But they must have felt it was necessary to introduce the Pro series so early to stay ahead of the competition. They would have done well to introduce the Pro line later this year when they actually have a streamer board to put into them.
FOMO of the 'best ever greatest streamer board' must have had an impact on the second hand prices of the Expert line. The upgrade path for 120 to 220Pro would have been the extra nail in the coffin for the D200/400 price. Similarly the introduction of the 1000Pro killed the Od'A off.
Devialet have been an annoying company to deal with way before the introduction of the Pro line and second hand prices were ok. It's not their communication that made prices plummet, it's the way they introduced new models; Just like a mobile phone company... They want to be like Apple but they seem to forget that their products aren't just worth a few hundred dollars. Mobile phone companies have a reason to keep introducing new models. The competition is fierce. Devialet's competition isn't that great. But they must have felt it was necessary to introduce the Pro series so early to stay ahead of the competition. They would have done well to introduce the Pro line later this year when they actually have a streamer board to put into them.
Lifetime Roon, Mac mini, int. SSD, ext. HDD, tv as monitor, key board and track pad on bean bag as remote,Devialet 200, Od'A #097, Blue jeans speaker cable,
Dynaudio C1 MkII.
Jim Smith's GBS.
Northern NSW Australia.
Dynaudio C1 MkII.
Jim Smith's GBS.
Northern NSW Australia.
