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Originally Posted by JoeBoxer
dealer cost will be above 200 i promise you that, JL pricing is a little different than most brands.
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Yeah, I've had a few conversations with Andy and Joseph, their regional distro manager, a few years back. JL is unfortunately stuck on dealer sales, makes them very hard to deal with when you are independent. That's the number one reason I avoid them.
They are one of the worst at over pricing gear, and if they would just sell through authorized dealers on the web at a reasonable markup, they wouldn't loose any business, they'd increase sales.
People go to pro installers because they can't do it themselves. For those of us that can, they simply hurt their reputation and sales figures.
Of course, most car audio manufacturers suffer from this myopic view of the world. They don't realize folks like me end up buying used on audio forums and ebay, which is LOOSING them money.