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bang-olufsen.com shows B&O has raised prices in North America on their older speaker models -- again.
BeoSound 1 (natural, e.g.) now USD 2000, from $1750 (originally $1500)
BeoSound 2 (natural) USD 2600, from $2250 (originally $1900)
BeoSound Stage (natural) USD 1900, from $1750
BeoPlay A9 (4 gen, white) USD 3200, from $3000 (originally $2700)
Recent product introductions, i.e. Level & Balance, were not hiked, nor were M3, M5, and the oh-so-popular Edge ;-). The more expensive BeoLab speakers were also not re-priced, but already saw a big increase (20% & 30%), in 2019. The "speaker set" prices were not raised, which merely narrows the recent multi-speaker discount. The 100-days return is now gone.
trackbeo: bang-olufsen.com shows B&O has raised prices in North America on their older speaker models -- again.
Whilst it's never good to see electronic price increases (we're so used to everything reducing in price - for example, those LG GX panels are almost half the cost of what I paid in May 2020!), B&O is one of the few manufacturers who raises their prices.
The UK is no different. I remember every year my dealer warning me at the end of the year that a price increase was coming across the range in January/Q1. Happened every year. It's the norm for Scandinavian countries. Every Q1 you see a price increase - it's the same for furniture manufacturers, too.
And raised here in Australia too. I think the A9 is astronomical after all the ROI of the product would be realised. It's odd.
They're pricing themselves out of business.
Yep, was similarly warned back in September last year,. which is why I went ahead with my 50s then.
7-8% (I think) on 50s was not something worth messing with.
The LG OLED price deflation is a bit technology specific, and I guess holds limited / no relevance for brands like B&O.
moxxey: trackbeo: bang-olufsen.com shows B&O has raised prices in North America on their older speaker models -- again. Whilst it's never good to see electronic price increases (we're so used to everything reducing in price - for example, those LG GX panels are almost half the cost of what I paid in May 2020!), B&O is one of the few manufacturers who raises their prices. The UK is no different. I remember every year my dealer warning me at the end of the year that a price increase was coming across the range in January/Q1. Happened every year. It's the norm for Scandinavian countries. Every Q1 you see a price increase - it's the same for furniture manufacturers, too.