Q Acoustics 3020 at £120 ??

[gypsygc]

I notice in this months What Hi Fi that Q Acoustics 3020 won a supertest based on a price of £120. At that price I'd be very interested and yet I can only find them for £199. Does anyone know what is going on here ?

 

[Al ears]

I notice in this months What Hi Fi that Q Acoustics 3020 won a supertest based on a price of £120. At that price I'd be very interested and yet I can only find them for £199. Does anyone know what is going on here ?

Probably a typo, their own review says the price was £190

 

[gasolin]

valnut 175 http://www.bestavdeals.co.uk/audio/speakers/stereo/q-acoustics-3020-speakers.html

 

[insider9]

Make sure you get to listen to them to avoid disappointment however much you will end up paying.

 

[chelstondave]

I can find the American walnut one on a website for £175 whereas the black lacquer is £249

 

[jjbomber]

I can find the American walnut one on a website for £175 whereas the black lacquer is £249

American Walnut isn't affected by Brexit *biggrin*

 

[Al ears]

I can find the American walnut one on a website for £175 whereas the black lacquer is £249

American Walnut isn't affected by Brexit *biggrin*

And black lacquer is a Japanese import.....

 

[newlash09]

I can find the American walnut one on a website for £175 whereas the black lacquer is £249

American Walnut isn't affected by Brexit *biggrin*

 

[gypsygc]

Seems a pretty big typo as they consistently mention it and say they win the supertest over the Missions because of the £70 price drop... on a couple of occasions. Very strange given the profile they gave it.

 

[Al ears]

Seems a pretty big typo as they consistently mention it and say they win the supertest over the Missions because of the £70 price drop... on a couple of occasions. Very strange given the profile they gave it.

Thus demonstrating its best not to believe everything you read from one publication.

 

[chelstondave]

on VIP special offer in Richer sounds about a year ago so I think the price varies quite a bit as I can’t find them for anywhere near that now

 

[gypsygc]

Newspapers and speakers I guess ! *biggrin*

 

[Joe Cox]

They were £119 from December to January, which is when we looked at them again for the magazine, so it wasn't a typo. And they were £150 for a lot of last year. But they do seem to now be back up to £199. Obviously we can only really take a snapshot of the price at the time, so it's a bit of a tricky one sometimes unfortunately.

https://pricespy.co.uk/product.php?pu=3016405

 

[MajorFubar]

Just shows how much of a ride we're taken on by the retail industry. I'm sure no one was making a loss when they were being sold at £150, or probably £119. And many if not all of the retailers who have increased their price to £199 are selling from the same stock they had in their storerooms prior to the sudden dramatic increase, so there isn't even the argument that the hike is the sum of individual cost increases at each stage of the manufacturing->retail chain.

 

[jjbomber]

Just shows how much of a ride we're taken on by the retail industry.

My current favourite at the moment is the Mercedes-Benz CLS 220D AMG, reduced from £47,970 to £31,395. However the vast majority will be bought on lease at full price. The car industry is taking us for a ride.

 

[Al ears]

Just shows how much of a ride we're taken on by the retail industry.

My current favourite at the moment is the Mercedes-Benz CLS 220D AMG, reduced from £47,970 to £31,395. However the vast majority will be bought on lease at full price. The car industry is taking us for a ride.

I am quite happy to be taken for a ride in my car, by my stereo though is another matter entirely and, since this is a hifi forum, it's well worth keeping it as such. ;-)

 

[Al ears]

Just shows how much of a ride we're taken on by the retail industry. I'm sure no one was making a loss when they were being sold at £150, or probably £119. And many if not all of the retailers who have increased their price to £199 are selling from the same stock they had in their storerooms prior to the sudden dramatic increase, so there isn't even the argument that the hike is the sum of individual cost increases at each stage of the manufacturing->retail chain.

This is obviously a case of a good review from a hifi publication being not so good for the consumer.