Everyones Input Wanted!!

[SR Audio]

I am about to open up a store in NJ and we are trying to figure out what brands

everyone is looking for. Let me know what your looking for from inexpensive to high end.

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[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

Contact resonant engineering. http://www.reaudio.com they rule also look at adire audio as well as incriminator audio. I would also pick up alpine, memphis, jl, cdt, rainbow, focal, a/d/s, seas, bravox, arc, brax,dls to name a few of the higher end.

 

[jalverson 10+ year member]

ma audio, alpine, pioneer, kicker, rockford, re, id, arc audio, clarion,eclipse,cerwin vega, jl, hifonics,monster cable,ppi, sound stream. BTW if you are opening a shop i hope you relize that you should prolly know the answer to this ? your self //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[guy022077 10+ year member]

ma audio, alpine, pioneer, kicker, rockford, re, id, arc audio, clarion,eclipse,cerwin vega, jl, hifonics,monster cable,ppi, sound stream. BTW if you are opening a shop i hope you relize that you should prolly know the answer to this ? your self //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

thats what i was thinking? maybe he/she is further away from opening a shop that they would have you believe. Sony,stinger,streetwires,soundquest, alpine,metra,periphial aamp of america, arc audio, JL, everything listed above, eclipse,

 

[jalverson 10+ year member]

also if you plan on staying in this forum, I wouldn't sell anything here unless u have pics and it is obvisouly used, other wise you'll prolly get banned becaue you already admitted you are opening a store, just a word of advice. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jalverson 10+ year member]

oh, btw are going to go through a wholesaler for your merchendise or through manufacturers? cause that will make a huge difference in your profit margin

 

[guy022077 10+ year member]

oh, btw are going to go through a wholesaler for your merchendise or through manufacturers? cause that will make a huge difference in your profit margin

true but it will increase his product line availability

 

[jalverson 10+ year member]

yes that is why you should have both //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif wholesaler for backup, and manufacturers as your main line of ordering. can you tell i've done this before //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Echo42987 10+ year member]

Focal, JL Audio, Boston Acoustics, Alpine, RE Audio, Audison (not a lot of stores carry them, = amazing amps), Monster Calbe ACC. I think those brands would do you very well because they all carry lower end stuff to higher end and they are all extremley good products. From the low to the highs!

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Where in NJ??

Be aware Alot of the above mentioned products will have territory restrictions. Meaning manufacturers will not open new accounts with dealers within a certain radius.

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

Where in NJ??
Be aware Alot of the above mentioned products will have territory restrictions. Meaning manufacturers will not open new accounts with dealers within a certain radius.

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and when/if you open a store, pick a medium line and high end line for each SKU, don't flood your stire with like 5 brand of subwoofers/amps, it really confuses the salesmen, and customers..

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

alpine, eclipse, re, dd, soundstream, adire, diamond, memphis, kicker, hifonics, treo, orion....and audiobahn for the dumbasses

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Sell stuff no one else does! There is nothing more boring than going into ANOTHER audio shop with the same crap you can order off of ebay. There is a custom shop in Tennesee that I stopped by once, called Clear Sound that PRIDED themselves on selling stuff that other shops didnt. Now thats thinkn' //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Go to carsound.com over to the industry forum.

It would be a mistake to take business advice from many people here.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Sell stuff no one else does! There is nothing more boring than going into ANOTHER audio shop with the same crap you can order off of ebay. There is a custom shop in Tennesee that I stopped by once, called Clear Sound that PRIDED themselves on selling stuff that other shops didnt. Now thats thinkn' //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

Only if the customers are willing to buy products that they've probably never heard of before. Most shops carry the same-old same-old because those are the products the customers are aware of, are looking for, and are willing to purchase.

#1 thing you need to remember is that you can't just carry whatever you want to carry....you have to carry products that the market is demanding and willing to purchase. Which makes stocking your shelves with primarily internet brands and "esoteric" brands that aren't widely known a pretty risky business.