I saw these RE prices.....

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

i wonder when this thread will be deleted? we can't possibly continue anything negative about re can we?

I sincerely hope this thread is not locked and deleted. As long as we keep it civilized and mature, I feel it is perfectly fine to have it here.

 

[swimfreak26 10+ year member]

I sincerely hope this thread is not locked and deleted. As long as we keep it civilized and mature, I feel it is perfectly fine to have it here.

I agree, and hope it's not deleted.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

am not locking it, I want someone from RE to explain why, and end all this speculation,

 

and to those people who say that RE used to sell drivers at a great price now the prices are normal are nuts

 

seen a few quotes of an XXX being $1,600, sorry NO. Try again. lost me as a customer, yes I did usually stick to buying multiple RE RE's but still this is nuts.

 

[Hundreth 10+ year member]

seen a few quotes of an XXX being $1,600, sorry NO. Try again. lost me as a customer, yes I did usually stick to buying multiple RE RE's but still this is nuts.

Yup, can't even use that "the 12 outdisplaces a 13W7" argument anymore because you can pretty much buy two W7s for one XXX (Try outdisplace that). Pretty stupid if you ask me.

 

[eisenhower 10+ year member]

wow there are other brands out there besides RE you know. If you can't afford it, you can't afford it, no use in *****ing about the prices. buy something else, if RE feels that the price jump is hurting buisness they will change it. no one is forcing you to buy RE.

The purpose of the high direct prices is to get you to buy from local retailers. I don't think they expect anyone to buy directly, they are trying to make the move to being a retail brand like JL or alpine.

 

[TrlcKed_OuT 10+ year member]

ya they are trying to bring more dealer sales in but let me ask you something...you honestly think must dumb highschool kids bumped rf or kicker are gunna step up $800 for re when they already think kicker is god...plus re lived through internet and direct sales...to abandon them all is ****ing nuts..but i guess only time will really tell if they made a good or bad move...i for 1 just hope their reconing didnt go up cus i need my 12'' sx to 18'' and im not about to spend 500+ for them!!

 

[eisenhower 10+ year member]

ya they are trying to bring more dealer sales in but let me ask you something...you honestly think must dumb highschool kids bumped rf or kicker are gunna step up $800 for re when they already think kicker is god...plus re lived through internet and direct sales...to abandon them all is ****ing nuts..but i guess only time will really tell if they made a good or bad move...i for 1 just hope their reconing didnt go up cus i need my 12'' sx to 18'' and im not about to spend 500+ for them!!

Retail has seemed to work out pretty well for alpine, JL, etc... and they don't even sell directly. Its a great move for RE. look at the success of the JL W7, its overpriced, and JL sells a ton of them through retail.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Retail has seemed to work out pretty well for alpine, JL, etc... and they don't even sell directly. Its a great move for RE. look at the success of the JL W7, its overpriced, and JL sells a ton of them through retail.

If RE is expecting to compete with jl alpine etc...they're gonna be in for a big disappointment if they dont change many things //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

 

[Jaredl 10+ year member]

Retail has seemed to work out pretty well for alpine, JL, etc... and they don't even sell directly. Its a great move for RE. look at the success of the JL W7, its overpriced, and JL sells a ton of them through retail.

JL and Alpine have been established for years, and even JL is orders of magnitude bigger than RE. JL is successful because of marketing themselves as a high-end company through having their products constantly in high-end installs and celebrities' cars. There's no way RE has 10% of JL's advertising budget (and is unknown beyond the internet), so it's going to be hard to sell $800 woofers to people who don't see RE as a high-end company with any brand value or recognition. Taking market share from JL isn't as simple as just having a superior product.

 

[TrlcKed_OuT 10+ year member]

Retail has seemed to work out pretty well for alpine, JL, etc... and they don't even sell directly. Its a great move for RE. look at the success of the JL W7, its overpriced, and JL sells a ton of them through retail.

yes but jl had their rep built way b4 the w7...re is jumping the gun to early like i saw early many people still have never even heard of them so the change the minds of jl lovers will be hard with a none mainstream brand...makes me respect soundsplinter and aa and other internet brands...they really are out to make a great product at an AFFORDABLE price...re are getting greddy...

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Good, strong points have been made to argue what eisenhower is saying, and I agree with them. To go mainstream with an SX being what, $500? It seems like a little too big of a step.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

look at the success of the JL W7, its overpriced, and JL sells a ton of them through retail.

Your eyes are close and your mouth is open, try reversing that.

JL W7 is worth every penny, depending on the price you get it for.Before, people didn't understand custom tooling.Now when the XXX has such a high price tag, people understand it.

 

[hoodkid 10+ year member]

I say **** RE and start a JL W7 Boner

 

[TheNoodPoopler]

12w7 FTW!

now im thinkin about stickin with w7's instead of headin with some L7's

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Now where's all the people saying you can get W7 performance for half the price?They're afully silent now.........................