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In Reply to: RE: The internet says otherwise... posted by cawson@onetel.com on January 27, 2023 at 07:41:40:
Which yields a 41.2% gross margin. I've heard it said that life begins at 40 ... 40% margin that is.
Been in the bidness world and in pricing and finance for 42 years, and have never encountered anybody concerned about markups. It's always about margins.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - jeffreybehr 00:29:15 01/26/23 (145)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - milpai 12:06:45 02/11/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - HiOnFi 08:43:25 02/10/23 (1)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - Tre' 11:46:21 02/12/23 (0)
- Would love to hear these speakers! - Cougar 17:45:51 02/2/23 (0)
- Well, The highly praised Hypex..... - Cougar 15:00:46 01/29/23 (13)
- One person had an issue from shipping. Wow....guess you better stay away... - goryu 15:44:04 01/29/23 (12)
- There were two. - Cougar 15:49:42 01/29/23 (11)
- Woa, the sky is falling! - goryu 15:57:11 01/29/23 (10)
- Yeah I did.... - Cougar 16:26:10 01/29/23 (9)
- Pity that's all you were able to take away...nt - goryu 16:53:46 01/29/23 (8)
- Pity you haven't.... - Cougar 17:06:27 02/1/23 (7)
- And you have accomplished what exactly? nt - goryu 19:26:09 02/1/23 (6)
- RE: And you have accomplished what exactly? nt - ejk 23:37:55 02/1/23 (5)
- You know what they say about stupid....nt - goryu 05:28:38 02/2/23 (4)
- "ignorance is curable, stupid is forever" -Robert Heinlein nt - Ralph 09:27:26 02/3/23 (1)
- "you can't fix stupid"- anonymous nt - goryu 11:14:56 02/3/23 (0)
- RE: You know what they say about stupid....nt - ejk 05:36:20 02/2/23 (1)
- Thanks for proving my point. nt - goryu 08:11:26 02/2/23 (0)
- Look ma, no heat sinks!!! amazing n/t - Ugly 11:24:31 01/27/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - AbeCollins 18:24:33 01/26/23 (1)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - airtime 05:39:25 01/27/23 (0)
- Enjoy your new amps... - musetap 17:19:47 01/26/23 (1)
- TYVM; I am.. (NT) - jeffreybehr 17:50:49 01/27/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - ejk 12:56:37 01/26/23 (0)
- Construction comment - Mike B. 11:34:08 01/26/23 (1)
- RE: "It looks like a lot of effort and refinement went into the power supply." - B. Scarpia 03:52:25 01/27/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - AbeCollins 10:09:16 01/26/23 (1)
- Abe, in the pic is one PS Audio Stellar M1200 just resting there... - jeffreybehr 14:19:48 01/26/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - G Squared 07:03:52 01/26/23 (8)
- I have had all three ....... - trioderob 09:29:43 01/26/23 (7)
- "more diffuse yet more natural" - 1973shovel 06:37:49 02/9/23 (1)
- RE: "more diffuse yet more natural" - ejk 14:28:33 02/9/23 (0)
- Omni Speakers - cawson@onetel.com 15:51:50 01/26/23 (4)
- RE: Omni Speakers - KanedaK 22:27:15 01/26/23 (1)
- RE: Omni Speakers - cawson@onetel.com 14:35:28 01/30/23 (0)
- thats funny ,,,,,, - trioderob 18:15:08 01/26/23 (0)
- RE: Omni Speakers - G Squared 17:59:50 01/26/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - Robert J 03:41:18 01/26/23 (107)
- Haven't bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - JerryS 13:46:29 02/16/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - milpai 20:25:06 01/26/23 (32)
- Purifi vs Hypex vs ICEPower - Robert J 04:18:15 01/27/23 (31)
- Human nature to discredit that which is not understood. nt - goryu 05:46:43 01/27/23 (30)
- RE: Human nature to discredit that which is not understood. nt - milpai 18:59:04 01/27/23 (0)
- Interesting - milpai 18:54:33 01/27/23 (28)
- Mischaracterization - goryu 19:58:37 01/27/23 (27)
- RE: Mischaracterization - cawson@onetel.com 03:52:08 01/28/23 (26)
- The subjective impressions, descriptions, preferences, opinions, etc. of others ... - goryu 06:00:36 01/28/23 (25)
- Then, Why are you rubbishing .... - cawson@onetel.com 06:20:15 01/28/23 (24)
- RE: Then, Why are you rubbishing .... - goryu 07:48:44 01/28/23 (22)
- "by nearly all measures of performance" you don't actually know that... what you seem to know is... - musetap 13:49:17 01/29/23 (1)
- A rose by any other name... - goryu 15:58:56 01/29/23 (0)
- RE: Then, Why are you rubbishing .... - cawson@onetel.com 14:32:36 01/28/23 (6)
- If you actually understood what I have said and actually knew what you were talking about - goryu 15:21:50 01/28/23 (5)
- RE: If you actually understood what I have said and actually knew what you were talking about - morricab 01:41:24 01/31/23 (3)
- Touted class D amps are *deficient* ... - Feanor 04:38:39 01/31/23 (1)
- design choice... - goryu 06:26:35 01/31/23 (0)
- Yes, no, maybe, sorry to hear that...nt - goryu 04:11:44 01/31/23 (0)
- RE: If you actually understood what I have said and actually knew what you were talking about - pictureguy 16:52:23 01/28/23 (0)
- See for yourselves... - goryu 12:56:44 01/28/23 (0)
- If people want to buy the the Atmasphere Class D... - Cougar 10:47:29 01/28/23 (11)
- Speaking of which - E-Stat 12:29:30 01/28/23 (9)
- My Mesa Boogie D800+ head... - Cougar 12:41:34 01/28/23 (8)
- What maggies present a reactive load? Do tell...nt - goryu 12:52:23 01/28/23 (7)
- What gear do you have in your system? Do tell.. nt. - Cougar 16:04:37 01/28/23 (6)
- Why do you care? - goryu 16:21:41 01/28/23 (5)
- For someone who.... - Cougar 16:48:48 01/28/23 (4)
- Meaningless, pointless, and off topic. Sorry. nt - goryu 18:41:10 01/28/23 (3)
- It's NOT off topic on an audio board... and the more you post here... - musetap 13:54:48 01/29/23 (2)
- It's off topic for this thread. Save the snarky insults. nt - goryu 16:00:12 01/29/23 (1)
- RE: It's off topic for this thread. Save the snarky insults. nt - The Dill 20:08:26 01/29/23 (0)
- I wouldn't need to repeat myself if people wouldn't keep asking the same question... - goryu 11:03:53 01/28/23 (0)
- Because that's what you do - E-Stat 06:55:50 01/28/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - airtime 06:01:00 01/26/23 (65)
- You're confusing margin with markup - E-Stat 11:57:32 01/26/23 (8)
- RE: You're confusing margin with markup - cawson@onetel.com 16:00:13 01/26/23 (7)
- Profit margins are the typical retail metric.... - Rod M 17:50:53 01/26/23 (5)
- You're Wrong! - cawson@onetel.com 05:18:54 01/27/23 (4)
- The internet says otherwise... - Rod M 07:22:11 01/27/23 (3)
- RE: The internet says otherwise... - cawson@onetel.com 07:41:40 01/27/23 (2)
- RE: The internet says otherwise... - Sondek 01/27/2310:22:22 01/27/23 (1)
- Ditto - E-Stat 14:14:50 01/27/23 (0)
- RE: You're confusing margin with markup - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 17:50:15 01/26/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - Ralph 08:23:39 01/26/23 (55)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - airtime 12:32:27 01/26/23 (54)
- Not if its made in the US and built properly. - Ralph 13:04:50 01/26/23 (53)
- RE: Not if its made in the US and built properly. - goryu 22:29:54 01/26/23 (52)
- RE: Not if its made in the US and built properly. - cawson@onetel.com 05:22:15 01/27/23 (49)
- The numbers don't lie. Several $1000 amps perform measureably better - goryu 05:54:20 01/27/23 (48)
- RE: The numbers don't lie. Several $1000 amps perform measureably better - morricab 10:16:32 01/28/23 (47)
- Most authoritative sources... - goryu 10:41:55 01/28/23 (46)
- RE: Most authoritative sources... - morricab 01:19:39 01/31/23 (5)
- try google. plenty of sources with a rather narrow consensus. nt - goryu 04:19:59 01/31/23 (4)
- RE: try google. plenty of sources with a rather narrow consensus. nt - morricab 07:18:17 02/1/23 (3)
- take your pick.... - goryu 15:00:31 02/1/23 (2)
- RE: take your pick.... - morricab 04:53:38 02/2/23 (1)
- I thought you cared enough to actually take the time to notice - goryu 05:35:03 02/2/23 (0)
- RE: Most authoritative sources... - morricab 01:14:43 01/31/23 (39)
- You've confirmed you have preferences. Congrats....nt - goryu 04:18:03 01/31/23 (38)
- RE: You've confirmed you have preferences. Congrats....nt - morricab 07:20:22 02/1/23 (37)
- RE: You've confirmed you have preferences. Congrats....nt - goryu 15:02:29 02/1/23 (36)
- RE: You've confirmed you have preferences. Congrats....nt - morricab 09:58:31 02/3/23 (0)
- RE: You've confirmed you have preferences. Congrats....nt - morricab 00:47:33 02/2/23 (34)
- Is there any difference between "thinking we hear differences" and... - MWE 07:30:18 02/2/23 (19)
- Claims based on self delusion have no basis in objective fact.... - goryu 08:20:52 02/2/23 (18)
- RE: Claims based on self delusion have no basis in objective fact.... - The Dill 15:59:44 02/2/23 (17)
- I, like everyone else here, expressed my opinion... - goryu 19:43:29 02/2/23 (16)
- RE: I, like everyone else here, expressed my opinion... - The Dill 05:35:40 02/3/23 (15)
- This guy will never say... - Cougar 09:13:00 02/4/23 (9)
- I, unlike others, prefer to stay on topic. - goryu 10:02:44 02/4/23 (8)
- As far as Atmasphere Class D amps.... - Cougar 11:10:46 02/4/23 (7)
- My amps have nothing to do with the performance and price of Atmasphere amps, period. - goryu 15:17:48 02/4/23 (6)
- Statement of the Day! - Cougar 15:57:26 02/4/23 (5)
- No, it proves I don't waste time auditioning equipment - goryu 16:15:30 02/4/23 (4)
- EXACTLY! You don't audition equipment...and it shows - morricab 06:41:25 02/7/23 (1)
- Sorry, you couldn't be more wrong. I have never bought an amp - goryu 06:51:02 02/7/23 (0)
- First...... - Cougar 16:49:40 02/4/23 (1)
- what ever.... - goryu 17:13:27 02/4/23 (0)
- not relevant nt - goryu 11:17:06 02/3/23 (4)
- RE: not relevant nt - The Dill 19:19:58 02/3/23 (3)
- Take your pick Mr. Do.....nt - goryu 19:42:48 02/3/23 (2)
- RE: Take your pick Mr. Do.....nt - The Dill 20:08:29 02/3/23 (1)
- still just humming along I see....bzzzzz bzzzzz... - goryu 04:20:57 02/4/23 (0)
- Your sample size is insignificant. You haven't proved anything. - goryu 05:39:03 02/2/23 (13)
- RE: Your sample size is insignificant. You haven't proved anything. - morricab 06:44:50 02/7/23 (12)
- Who said I don't listen? You did. If you actually kept up and read... - goryu 06:49:58 02/7/23 (11)
- RE: Who said I don't listen? You did. If you actually kept up and read... - morricab 02:18:31 02/8/23 (10)
- Not what I have said. Read much? - goryu 05:20:17 02/8/23 (9)
- RE: Not what I have said. Read much? - morricab 01:49:38 02/9/23 (8)
- There is no other factual basis on which to pass judgment as to performance. - goryu 05:32:24 02/9/23 (0)
- RE: Not what I have said. Read much? - The Dill 05:27:35 02/9/23 (6)
- I have seen him post on other.... - Cougar 07:11:24 02/9/23 (4)
- Why don't you argue on the merits instead of making baseless accusations? - goryu 08:00:38 02/9/23 (3)
- You have gone out of your way.... - Cougar 19:46:57 02/9/23 (2)
- If it weren't for people like you constantly mischaracterizing - goryu 06:00:14 02/10/23 (1)
- Same here, if you don't like.... - Cougar 10:18:13 02/12/23 (0)
- What have you contributed of value to the discussion? - goryu 05:34:39 02/9/23 (0)
- Have you heard this amplifier? - hawkmoon 03:07:24 01/27/23 (1)
- No, that's opinion, not fact. nt - goryu 05:48:49 01/27/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - Ozzy 04:47:30 01/26/23 (6)
- Yes, ASR has thoughts, as opposed to feelings...nt - goryu 06:04:50 01/28/23 (0)
- RE: Bought a pair of Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps - Davey 13:41:38 01/26/23 (0)
- +1. I'd say 5 minutes is a push...maybe 90 seconds tops. - Mick Wolfe 09:40:22 01/26/23 (3)
- RE: +1. I'd say 5 minutes is a push...maybe 90 seconds tops. - ejk 00:07:17 02/4/23 (2)
- You sure showed them, lol... - goryu 04:22:33 02/4/23 (1)
- RE: You sure showed them, lol... - ejk 05:29:35 02/4/23 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: The internet says otherwise... - Sondek 01/27/2310:22:22 01/27/23 (1)
- Ditto - E-Stat 14:14:50 01/27/23 (0)