Hi, I noticed today that some PS Audio products are listed at a lower cost, such as the PowerPlant 3. I just ordered one from my Canadian reseller and am waiting for it to arrive. Will the reseller match the lower price? Also, I noticed there are system bundles—does that apply in Canada as well?
US and Canadian pricing on PSA products have nothing in common and will never be the same. In Canada you have distributor costs, dealer costs, import fees, tarrifs and the fact that the Canadian dollar is only valued at seventy two cents against the US dollar. The dollar difference alone would make the product at least 25% higher in Canada without taking into account the other factors.
Thanks, I have purchased products for PS Audio, and these are covered by CUSMA, formerly NAFTA. Typically, when a manufacturer reduces prices, it then goes to the distributors as well; I am just looking for someone within PS Audio to validate.
I’d think the Canadian reseller would be able to answer your question. If the reseller doesn’t know the price, who would?
Distributors are in control of the market in Canada and most ship USA first, and never expect in Canada the Quality services, you will have in USA.
Most of them are there and do nothing, letting all the work to the seller. And when a seller have complete his sale, well goodbye promisses!
that’s why Canuck audio Mart is so powerful! Some seller on Canuck are in fact, store that sell anonymusly!
BTW there is a P3 at 1500$
Also, if a seller didn’t respect High price, than, he could lose the line because other seller are greedy about high margin and shoot at loud to distributor who short him (the discount store), he will resume shipping to the store when he start back following the high margin price!
And all transporter, charge enormous fee, for administration and managing custom, and will charge them even if they don’t apply
Canada Post is near bankrupty!
and real cost exchange after administrative fee from the bank is more 50% than 70. Also there is pressure on our market to not help us sale, but go china or Europe!
Weird time from 2 neighbors, that mostly sell gas to the bigger one, creating and unbalanced exchange, without fuel we are just looser! all the way.
Even in the 90, when exchange rate were a $ for $, we saw that we were paying our car and HiFi about 30% more.
Only bank are happy about that.
We food shortage that will happen in the fall, I don’t know were we are going!
Dark time for our kids!
Greedy they are very greedy and distributor are even worst! (most of them, don’t sell if they could not multiply cost by 2 or by 3)
But they are closing and closing, it is like a monopoly game: the winner is the biggest looser, because when he think he win, nobody could pay him, and then he file for bankruptcy and economy resume at square 1!
Best way to afford very cheap US product, is to go south, purchase there and declare at custom! As strange as it is, you will still save 50%!