Bob, are guys coming into yr store, unsure but cheque at the ready, some deciding on Bayz, some on Alsyvox, some on the others? I get the default choice to Magico in most situations, esp re ergonomics. But do you have affluent yet undecided potential buyers for these very personal spkrs choices?
What typical buyer, even by choice of music, is buying Alsyvox over Bayz, and vice versa.
Or is it a very particular choice, impossible to predict or even counter intuitive?
It's ALL OVER THE PLACE. I have installations going on right now all over the US. VYGER, Alsyvox, Diesis, Bayz and Magico and four Extremes on order waiting to ship shortly. EACH of the buyers for every product has their own equation.
I have three systems that are in the installation/calibration stage right now, one Magico, one Diesis and one Bayz in the city. All three customers live in $50M plus five or six story towhhomes. There are thousands of people in the city that live in these crazy expensive homes, just like any major city, but there are a LOT here. Even though it's a war zone at the moment.
Each of these customers came into to visit with nothing other than they wanted a system for their home. They looked, listened, discussed etc. I went and checked out their spaces and then gave my recommendation. 80% of the time there is designer/architect involvement.
These guys found me by either a reference from someone or they googled High End Audio NYC. Rhapsody.Audio comes up first for that google search. I've been in the same location for 19 years. More people around the city know me vs in the audio world, just from osmosis.
75% of the time in NYC large installations we integrate our audio system into the Whole Home Audio System. I run one output from say the Extreme or whatever server into our DAC and then another output into say a WHA Sonos system. A lot of Crestron/Savant integration. They usually have speakers in 15 or 20 rooms in the five or six stories. Along with security, lighting and you name it. Also projects connecting four homes in different states with systems in one or two of the places, but being able to play video and audio in a different location.
Then I get calls to come and hear specific speakers and models. I usually have 2 demos/day when we aren't shut down.
I'm doing twice as much business as normal because everyone is home. I go from 6am until 11pm 7 days/week with something going on all the time.
My life story....hahaha