As long as they have more orders than what they can produce they can get away with it. At some point orders will drop off, and either prices will come down, or a new improved model will be introduced. The price increase does make the new Wilson Sasha W/P 2 more attractive.
The right point of comparison for the S5 is the Alexia, not the Sasha (both from a driver configuration and sound quality point of view).
Even with price increase the S5 remains significantly cheaper than the Alexia, while being designed with more expensive parts, so I am not shocked by the price uptick.
The S3 has been probably launched to go after the Sasha buyers: same drivers configuration, more expensive parts, better sound (imho) and 5k cheaper.
you should compare specs. Specs are facts, pricing is a management decision....When the S5 first came out at $27K, it was shortly after the Sasha introduction and the Sasha was also priced around $27K. I would compare the Q3 to the Alexia, though the voicing of the S5 is probably closer to that of the Alexia with the slightly warmer, more impactful bass.
you should compare specs. Specs are facts, pricing is a management decision....
you should compare specs. Specs are facts, pricing is a management decision....
Really now? Since when? In what way as it can be related in terms of sound quality with regards to a speaker?
Wilson Sasha also went up from $26900 to $29900.
I was considering going from Sashas to S5s or Sasha 2s; however I recently picked-up a pair of Revel F52s for home theater and decided to pursue Revel Studio 2s or Salons for 2 channel. I'm not suggesting the F52s sound better than Sashas, but considering the price difference, they have encouraged me to listen to the more expensive Revels. It goes along with the price increase theme...why Sasha 2s or S5s at almost 10-15K more than Revels? I for one am tired of paying 10K or more for what I submit are incremental improvements.
I'd certainly take the Salon 2
some time ago, Alon Wolf justified the increase in price because of the € / $ increasing change as he builds european parts like Mundorf in his speakers.
but now that the $ is increasing against € ???
No but dealers who can't move their own stock do.
Do manufacturers ever drop their prices once they have increased them?
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