The big problem is the competition. You build an amp, which is a superb
piece of work, then somebody comes along with junk to sell about twice as
cheap. Even worse, they import it from a country where the labor rates are
a couple of bucks ,or less, an hour. What always happens, the majority of
the public buys the cheaper brands, though they dont want to admit to it.
I've personally been around the horn on this and seen it happen. One other
thing that really burns me is a distributor selling to the general public.
To be a distributor, you sell wholesale to the end sellers or small
businesses. I've seen a few distributors who'll sale to anybody. That's
the last nail in the coffin for a small business.
If Collins made their products today, your correct, they'd be about X2
what they was. The thing is, they'd be worth it. The bad thing, everyone
would buy the cheaper stuff. That's the reason for Collins and others
closing up shop IMHO.
On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 12:06:19 -0500, Bill Fuqua <wlfuqu00@uky.edu> wrote:
Supply and Demand primarily and secondarily product loyalty and
mythology. If Collins, today, made the same amplifier I bet it would
sell for much more. It is a mistake to think that price is connected
to the cost of manufacturing a product. Naturally it sets a lower limit
but not the actual market price.
If TenTec could not sell their product for $3600 at the volume that
they targeted they would either reduce the price or the quantity that
they sold. The price and volume would would change to maximize profit.
The primary goal of free enterprise.
73
Bill wa4lav
At 11:09 AM 2/3/2005 -0500, dan r goddard wrote:
What's the big difference for a person looking to buy an amp?
The Ten Tec Titan 111 is priced about $3600.
The HF 2500 Commander is priced about $3100
The QRO HF 2500DX is priced about $3600
Is there that much difference in these Amps that one should be chosen
over another. All put out about the same power with low drive.
One could get an Ameritron amp that would do the same for $1000 dollars
less. Is there more quality control in one of these amps over another?
One get's confused in trying to choose what amp to buy. What say some
of
you Old Timers?
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