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Post by ragan on Sept 8, 2017 9:22:00 GMT -6
I've said this before...but why not just raise your prices $100 and say "free shipping?" I think - at least with Americans - we tend to be suspicious and paranoid, so when there's extra cost involved that wasn't accounted before in the beginning, we feel like we're getting taken advantage of...I'm not saying that is right, just think it's true. You're probably right, but that would blunt the sort of "wow, look at that price!" factor that gets people to click links and read threads and things. Getting hit with the big shipping bill at the end gives people the "wtf???" moment, but they've already ordered and waited a long time and I bet they're unlikely to back out at that point. It's like waiting for a table at a restaurant. It's taken forever, way longer than the host said, but you can't help but be like "well I already waited 45 minutes, that'll all be for nothing if I bail now..." And BTW, I don't mean anything nefarious is going on. Just lots of strategies for where to bake the real cost of your product in and how to frame that to potential customers.
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Post by stam on Sept 9, 2017 14:40:45 GMT -6
I can't say free shipping and price units higher because shipping varies from 70 dollars to 200 dollars depending on where we ship and it would not be very practical for me to workout dozens of different pricing or have a system calculate automatically according to your location.
None of my clients are suspicious cause they know in advance the shipping price before ordering, I get ask this question before every order.
With regards to it being a strategy....well, it's not. I am not a businessman, I build gear and it is also not my intention to have people waiting long, bare in mind I actually lose money on every delay, things just developed this way and I have been trying to get rid of pre/orders but units sell out before I can ever have enough stock. You might add to your example that you are waiting for a table at a great restaurant, one that buys the finest and most expensive ingredients in the market and gives you a meal at a stupid low price.
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Post by ragan on Sept 9, 2017 15:52:02 GMT -6
I can't say free shipping and price units higher because shipping varies from 70 dollars to 200 dollars depending on where we ship and it would not be very practical for me to workout dozens of different pricing or have a system calculate automatically according to your location. None of my clients are suspicious cause they know in advance the shipping price before ordering, I get ask this question before every order. With regards to it being a strategy....well, it's not. I am not a businessman, I build gear and it is also not my intention to have people waiting long, bare in mind I actually lose money on every delay, things just developed this way and I have been trying to get rid of pre/orders but units sell out before I can ever have enough stock. You might add to your example that you are waiting for a table at a great restaurant, one that buys the finest and most expensive ingredients in the market and gives you a meal at a stupid low price. Fair enough, Joshua. You do offer very high quality stuff at very low prices.
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Post by ericn on Sept 9, 2017 21:58:33 GMT -6
I can't say free shipping and price units higher because shipping varies from 70 dollars to 200 dollars depending on where we ship and it would not be very practical for me to workout dozens of different pricing or have a system calculate automatically according to your location. None of my clients are suspicious cause they know in advance the shipping price before ordering, I get ask this question before every order. With regards to it being a strategy....well, it's not. I am not a businessman, I build gear and it is also not my intention to have people waiting long, bare in mind I actually lose money on every delay, things just developed this way and I have been trying to get rid of pre/orders but units sell out before I can ever have enough stock. You might add to your example that you are waiting for a table at a great restaurant, one that buys the finest and most expensive ingredients in the market and gives you a meal at a stupid low price. Josh I get what your saying, while you say you are a builder not a business man, well I hate to break it to you but that makes you a Buisness man ! What you might consider trying is sort of the opposite of your current shipping strategy, Free shipping with the $100 cost built in and then you can just give those who are a lower shipping cost a quiet nice guy discount when you ship! 2 things that you have to think about 1. This might help build a safety margain for you if price of parts goes up, or you need to change supplier to meet deadlines. 2 What country is ordering the most gear? Just like your suppliers you have to price to the largest market, if the US is the buying the most gear and has the most potential for sales, then you have to adjust to what that market wants. It's not about fair it's about staying in Buisness. You are and will be a victim of your own success if you don't adapt, you have Warm and now the 300,000,000 pound giant gorilla Behringer competing with you !
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Post by stam on Sept 10, 2017 13:32:38 GMT -6
Hey Ericn
Your sensitive input is always welcomed, thanks for taking the time
Right now I am quite comfortable with how things are and think the world is big enough for all the audio brands.
I strongly believe that the better product that brings higher quality recordings to the table will prevail, we offer unparalleled quality for the price we offer, ohmite carbon resistors, AMI and Sowter transformers, NOS tubes, Vishay caps, etc...
This said, we will always try to adapt to the market needs
Thanks for your help Joshua
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Post by papag on Sept 30, 2017 9:22:31 GMT -6
In anticipation of receiving the ST4000+ I'm preparing some cables for the unit. What are the connections on the rear of the unit? Does someone have an image of the rear panel they can share?
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Post by papag on Sept 30, 2017 12:03:31 GMT -6
My bad - I see in the title of the thread: XLR in and out.
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Post by notneeson on Sept 30, 2017 13:55:52 GMT -6
My bad - I see in the title of the thread: XLR in and out. Well, Stam surprised me with TRS, so ya never know!
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 2, 2017 0:15:23 GMT -6
Personally I understand the possibility of failure but it doesn't seem very likely to me, as the the hole in the case which guides the trs male plug is pretty tight on the actual female insert. I think you'd have to really reef on it to get it to fail: not going to happen very easily ? EVERYTHING FAILS eventually. The thing is to decrease the liklihood and increase the MTBF as much as humanly possible. XLRs have my vote and remember - If it ain't Switchcraft it ain't sh!t!
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 2, 2017 0:20:57 GMT -6
I wonder if you could just chassis mount some Switchcraft 1/4" TRS jacks instead of punching for XLR? Might be a little easier. Switchraft jacks are the figurative 'brick shithouse' of jacks. The problem with that is that you can't really isolate your chassis ground from your audio ground. Read the Bill Wheelock white papers on dealing with ground loop problems.
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Post by kcatthedog on Oct 2, 2017 5:19:52 GMT -6
Personally I understand the possibility of failure but it doesn't seem very likely to me, as the the hole in the case which guides the trs male plug is pretty tight on the actual female insert. I think you'd have to really reef on it to get it to fail: not going to happen very easily ? EVERYTHING FAILS eventually. The thing is to decrease the liklihood and increase the MTBF as much as humanly possible. XLRs have my vote and remember - If it ain't Switchcraft it ain't sh!t! Fair enough, guess depends on the set up . I have mine to my patch bay, so pretty unlikely the connections in the stam case will fail but if I was doing live work and connecting a lot, I understand that concern.
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Post by papag on Oct 4, 2017 8:43:07 GMT -6
Has anyone received their invoice for the ST4000+ yet?
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Post by mulmany on Oct 4, 2017 9:24:48 GMT -6
Has anyone received their invoice for the ST4000+ yet? Not yet... I hope by next week from what Joshua said.
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Post by lcr on Oct 22, 2017 8:50:16 GMT -6
So has the first batch with transformers shipped? If so, any user feedback?
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Post by mulmany on Oct 22, 2017 11:30:50 GMT -6
So has the first batch with transformers shipped? If so, any user feedback? I paid for mine but have not received it yet.
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Post by papag on Oct 25, 2017 14:32:12 GMT -6
So has the first batch with transformers shipped? If so, any user feedback? I paid for mine but have not received it yet. Same here.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Nov 10, 2017 8:47:37 GMT -6
Any word on when are these going to ship?
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Post by mulmany on Nov 10, 2017 9:05:58 GMT -6
Any word on when are these going to ship? They were suppose to ship out by this past Tuesday, but no word or tracking info. stam
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Post by stam on Nov 10, 2017 18:07:04 GMT -6
Hey Guys
Some have taken me up to 6 hours to mod
It was a bad idea (for me)
I have 40 left to modify and it will take me 3 weeks to complete them all
Thanks for your patience and I will send you an email with tracking as soon as it ships Josh
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Post by mulmany on Dec 23, 2017 14:27:23 GMT -6
Received my Sa-4000+ just in time for Christmas! Unfortunately won't have time to patch it in until next week.
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