RE vs JBL

[PJK485 10+ year member]

My shop is looking to pick up a new line. We are trying to decide between RE and JBL. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance

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[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

JBL all day

 

[slim2fattycake 10+ year member]

New RE stuff is chinese bling.

 

[FenixAudio 10+ year member]

and expensive. pick up both and sell off of each other. re shallows are really good.

 

[FenixAudio 10+ year member]

which do you get cheeper and which can you sell at a higher margin? locally do you have people asking for one or the other? do your customers really know the difference? also which do you employees get more excited over? a sales person who likes one more then the other makes a difference.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

I would prefer JBL now. Since RE changed ownership, things have changed a great deal.

 

[DARKHART 10+ year member]

As having been a dealer for both......definitly go with the JBL, they offer a wider selection of products for a wider selection of customer...

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

definitly go with the JBL, they offer a wider selection of products for a wider selection of customer...

This is what I was thinking.

 

[Boomsday 10+ year member]

More people have heard of JBL...

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

More people have heard of JBL...

x2 that is what i was thinking also.

 

[DARKHART 10+ year member]

The JBL Brand also carries with it better name recognition for most customers walking in the door as well, and if you do decide to add RE you can start slowly by bringing in a few pieces at a time like a few sets of subs for like a prepackaged combo deal for a sale or something. I definitely wouldn't just jump into RE and load up especially if it's not already known in your market or else you may end up sitting on a lot of product that's not gonna move which in turn will tie up valuable store capital....trust me, I've been down that road before.....

Please don't get me wrong cause I'm a firm believer in bringing in internet brands into your market (afterall I introduced Rainbow, RE, and Sundown to my area) just approach it very wisely....

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

main question you need to ask yourself is what does your "shop" cater to more then anything???

yes JBL is awesome but try to get "knuckledraggers"/splers to buy it and it won't sell far. same thing with re but reversed. cater to your area.

with that said i myself would go JBL everyone else in town caters to knuckledraggers no one caters to sqers

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

main question you need to ask yourself is what does your "shop" cater to more then anything???

yes JBL is awesome but try to get "knuckledraggers"/splers to buy it and it won't sell far. same thing with re but reversed. cater to your area.

with that said i myself would go JBL everyone else in town caters to knuckledraggers no one caters to sqers