Tweeter Store - will they deal with you on prices ?

[Mania]

Wasch - So now I am in the process of calling stores in Charlotte to see if someone will give me a pkg deal. I'll drive the 70 miles to go get it there if I can get a package deal. He is off today but told me that when he comes in on Friday that he would work up a new cost for just the speakers, AVR and IR Repeater and give me a package price .... I have to grin because at this point I've already decided that I'm not buying from this guy .....

The solution now looks like this:

• New TV mounted on the wall over the fireplace (already bought the TV from them - Pioneer Pro800-HD marked down to $5,500 and a $500 rebate from Pioneer)
• Denon 3805,
• Boston speakers (5 speaker set VM series)
• Niles IR Repeater system. One sensor in the living room, one on the deck, single controller and a cabinet blaster emitter
• No pronto remote
• No speakers in dinning room - not a big issue, it's a very open space between the livinging room and the dinning room
• We'll use an older set of speakers out on the deck

All in all we remain VERY excited about getting it all in place .... just taking quite a bit longer than we thought. It's not the time so much, but just all the sales BS that I'm dealing with that I find frustrating.



CYA then Wish me good luck in Charlotte !!!

Omikey. I am also in the DC area, and if I were to put down cash at a brick and mortar store, I wouldn't go south. Go NORTH my good man, to Delaware, land of tax-free shopping. There are two tweeter stores in the Wilmington Area (easily accessable from 95) that may or may not deal with you on price. If you are spending that much on equipment, the 4-7% sales tax can add up. The drive is an easy 2.5 hours to Wilmington. Its good to hear you are going to do the install yourself. If you take your time, do the reasearch, and measure twice/cut once, I think doing things yourself gives you a lot more satisfaction.

Good luck

[omikey]

Mania,
Thanks for the Good Luck wish

I'm not sure what I said that lead you to conclude that I was in the DC area but I'm not really. I'm about 500 miles from DC, down towards Columbia SC way, about 70 miles from Charlotte. That's why I'm heading to Charlotte. There are about 5 Tweeter stores over there, I'm sure hoping that one of them will be inclined to give me some break on the price.

I agree on that measure twice cut once stuff .... I've done quite of bit of woodworking and know this routine very well

I also agree on the satisfaction factor when you do it yourself, also you know that it will be done to your satisfaction too, just one of the additional benefits of DIY.

DIM will also put me more in touch with my gear, I'll know exactly how everthing is connected in, be very familair with the IR setup and where all the wires are routed. I'll be much happier with it this way, and heck I'll save some money to spend on CD/DVD ........ what a deal !!!!

Thanks for the tips on the tax free shopping area, just a bit out of my way though.

Mike

[wasch_24]

Mania,
I'm not sure what I said that lead you to conclude that I was in the DC area...

Mike, I think he got my reply confused with you.

Sorry to hear about all the troubles.

You are right though, doing it yourself will make you more proud of your setup and you will definitely be able to trouble shoot or upgrade easier because you know how it is all put together.

[Mania]

Mike, I think he got my reply confused with you.

Sorry to hear about all the troubles.

You are right though, doing it yourself will make you more proud of your setup and you will definitely be able to trouble shoot or upgrade easier because you know how it is all put together.

Yup, I confused your posts.

[omikey]

Mike, I think he got my reply confused with you.

Sorry to hear about all the troubles.

You are right though, doing it yourself will make you more proud of your setup and you will definitely be able to trouble shoot or upgrade easier because you know how it is all put together.

Wasch - yep, he thought I was you :-)

Yep - I was thinking about - what if I let them install this, and then I want to add a new CD jukebox ..... or a new whatever ... I'm sure that could present me with a challenge, at which time I'm thinking I'd have to do it all over anyway.

This is going to work out for the best ...

Thanks,
Mike

[wje]

In talking with the sales guy some more he said that Tweeter corporate management is considering a no haggle policy chain wide in the near future. That is not the end all of deals but it will make it more difficult. The sales guy I was dealing with was able to change the prices on the fly with no manager approval.

I would hope that if Tweeter "adopts" this sort of policy, they make a price cut off their retail prices on all their gear. I think if they invoke such a plan, they could easily lose sales.

Fortunately, the DC-metro area has other audio shops that are pretty good to work with.

I recall a visit to Tweeter about a year and a half back. I wanted to get the Denon AVR-3803 receiver. The salesperson would not budge on the price, but did mention that the 0%/no-payments Tweeter card would save me some money. Needless to say, I decided not to go with the 3803 ... especially @ MSRP.

[AZHT]

I was in a Tweeter store a week ago looking at the new Denon AVR-3805. The sales rep said he could do the "customary" 10% off. When pushed a bit he went to almost 17% off. So, at least in AZ, they are still open to negotiating.