2017 Price list

Strange. GBP to USD goes from 1.6 to 1.3 and prices just go up...

Prices definitely jumped with the move of distribution from Texas to Canada. 

I think it's  a double import and currency exchange. The currency goes from GBP to CDN to USD. Products get imported to Canada then to US. 

In the end Naim gear is very expensive in the US.

Brubacca posted:

Prices definitely jumped with the move of distribution from Texas to Canada. 

I think it's  a double import and currency exchange. The currency goes from GBP to CDN to USD. Products get imported to Canada then to US. 

In the end Naim gear is very expensive in the US.

.....and conversely, Krell and Wilson gear (for example) is very expensive in the UK.

Not sure if it's call "greed" or "distribution service" but it seems to operate in both directions !

Agreed. 

Nothing new about high Canadian prices and it has been the norm for decades.  Seems like Canadian distributors act like a cartel but they now have difficult time hiding their trick as anyone can use internet to check retail prices in USA or elsewhere.

I think that the "Canadian" issue with Audio equipment is the high import duty. I follow an USA based online brand and have seen the canucks correspond about a product being almost double in price because of the import duties. 

I guess I am saying that it is government not necessarily canadian business. 

I'm pretty familiar, with the gang @Audio Plus, having my Cdx2 serviced earlier this year, and parts back in 2016. 

I'll give them a Call on Wednesday, I give the price list, I think I had in it, but listed in changing computers!

But, specifically, this is all I'm looking for, if anyone can help! Recommended Retail Price List - 1st Jan 2017

Canada 

SUPERCAP-DR ~  Classic Series Power Supply {X,XXX}  CAD ??????

USA

SUPERCAP-DR ~  Classic Series Power Supply 7,695 USD 

Germany

SUPERCAP-DR ~  For pre-amp. SNAXO (excl. interconnect)  5,800 Euro

The United Kingdom

 Recommended Retail Price List - 1st Jan 2017

All prices include 20% VAT

 SuperCap DR ~ 4,315 £

Allante93!

PS: You guys are Right, it's all about Marketing! 

I'm just trying to get some info, That's all! 

Thanks In Advance! 

Well, I guess I can shut this one down, I'll give the gang @ Audio Plus a call Later Today.

Just in case anyone is interested I'll post it Later!

But it all makes sense now, Marketing, just as I thought. I was fortunate enough to enter the World of Naim, at the appropriate time, and take advantage of the pre 2015 Canadian Price List:

Stereophile
By Robert Deutsch
March, 29, 2015

""Naim had the new NAC-N272 preamp/streamer/DAC at SSI; the price per pair is CAD $8295, USD$6800. Since the slide of the Canadian dollar, manufacturers have been scrambling to come up with prices that accurately reflect that value of the currency.

I was told that for some time {Naim} has kept the US and Canadian prices nominally the same, which resulted in Canadian prices being effectively lower.

The NAC-N272 is the first product to reflect the change in value of the currencies.

If you're in Canada and are planning to buy a different Naim product, you'd better go for it now; the prices are sure to increase soon.""

Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/co...#CfkjIJHSGe4SxZ5I.99

Allante93!

PS:

Taking a guess on the price of SCDR:

CAD ~ 9,464.85. ???????  ~ .77

USD ~ 7,695 ~ Exchange Rate

EURO ~ 5,800 ~ 1.14

GBP ~ 4,315 ~ 1.27 ~ Manufactured in UK.

In the World we live in, it's all about the $$$!