It's true I'm afraid. Why not just double the prices and have done with it 🙁 Lee

Hello,

Can someone confirm the fact that B&O applies a 4 to 5% price increase each year ? [:'(]

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Guy

Well, the BeoSound 5 is just under £4,500!!!!!

Thats like 4x iMacs!!! Sorry to vent some frustration here, but it feels like we are just being bullied into buying things, by having all these obscene prices rises, so instead of getting something because its a good deal, or because we have worked hard to deserve to treat ourselves, we are just told... buy it now before the prices go up... again... by 10%! Not even just by inflation... and its not that these products are made from Gold that have witnessed a crazy price rise...

Basically buying new isn't fun any more! All new products (except BL11) dont work... and cost a bomb...

Well, are you kidding us 🙂... a yearly 10% price increase ??

I agree with you, sometimes and more often by now, I feel that B&O is telling us to buy ASAP their products before the price goes up again....[:'(]

Cheers,

Guy

Exactly! Remember not too long ago, in the UK at least, there were offers, like buy an Audio Master and a pair of speakers (not BL4s) and get a BL3500 for free! Also, there were deals such as the Avant trade in... now...?

I'm a bit stubborn when I feel like someone is ripping me off, like B&O seem to be doing, and as such it makes buying used items such a better deal!

I don't know the exact percentage this time but...

... I realize that some actual customers choose to get their B&O products via the second-hand market. Due to the price increase, more of them cannot afford anymore some new items. Indeed, that is an interesting way to save some money.

Cheers,

Guy

True... I used to get everything new for myself, but I can't justify it any more... some products have gone up by £600 last time I checked, its the same as loosing out on getting another pair of BeoLab 6000s from eBay for that price!

Is there a reason why these prices keep on increasing? Are B&O still not doing well, financially?

As I commented on another thread, I think the prices are getting out of hand. How much does that make a pair of BL8000's? At 2006 prices the "I know I can buy better for less but they are beautiful" argument was almost palatable, but now, with further increases over the +30% since 2006 (UK prices) it is beyond reasonable to say the least!

Are Mercedes prices (their "main competitor" as they were oft keen to tell us) escalating at the same rate?