Finaly Got A Shop ... Now Need Input.

What makes you think Adire wont let you sell retail?
Do they?
I dont know about demo boards tho.
those product lines sound good

 

Memphis is big over here for the most part.
Zapco
Eclipse


Im sure there are more, but off the top of my head those are the ones I think would do pretty good.

 

"high end" stuff doesnt move though.

If you want to make money you HAVE to have rockford fosgate. All of the uninformed kiddies eat it up like candy.


I would look into infinity and image dynamics as well.

 

Just a few brands off the top of my head, I think of one company's subs being awesome and another's amps being great, but I'll just throw out some company names...

Alpine
Pioneer
Clarion
Kenwood
Eclipse
Memphis
JL Audio
Kicker
Phoenix Gold
Nakamichi
Image Dynamics
Focal

Some have been mentioned, some havent. All have semi-high end, quality equipment.

 

fugyaself is right. Just selling higher end stuff usually wont work. Cheap stuff moves a lot faster, and makes you more money. Another problem is that the higer end brands will require a very high buy-in, and expect you to order a certain amount of equipment in a year to keep your dealership. And many companies limit where dealers can be located so two shops aren't competing with their equipment. This will limit what you can get.


Honestly, Sony offers very inexpensive, but decent performing amplifiers for your customers. So I wouldn't necessarily rule them out completely.


I'd recomend having low, mid, and high end equipment. Now I'm not saying to sell Jensen or anything. You don't want equipment with a 60% failure rate as that can effect your business as well.

Good luck!!!!!

 

Well this is what we sell at our shop In order of the most money made off product each month

Mobile TV
Planet Audio
Ample Audio
Crime Stopper
Custom Boxes
Clarion
Pioneer
Pheonix Gold
JVC
Focal
Audison
MMats




Now what brings people in?
Pioneer
Clarion
Pheonix GOLD
Custom Boxes
Alarms

Notice how the higest end is down at the bottom of our most sold list?

We love planet audio at our shop. One word Bullet proof. All Woofers 3 year warrenty installed. All Amps 5 year warrenty installed. 50 points mark-up sometimes more if you wish. Great prices. And amps do what they say. Please feel free to contact me if you need any contact info for any piece of product you need. I can normally find someone. Rember i used to be from IN so i know alot of distributors.

Scott Stoner

 

You dont have to carry all Brand Name Products


the NUMBER ONE mistake new Shops make is Taking on TOOO much

pick FIVE brand names MAX to carry at first


have you contacted any of the brands yet?


Do you have the Capitial to make the Open Order for more than 5 Brands?


This is where the No Names come in big, normall they have a Lower Buy in, For Instance to be a Auhtoirzed Premier Dealer there is a $25,000 buy in

JL is $10,000

Kiccer is $10,000 (I think)

etc


Adire will probally see you one of each and be happy to have you as a dealer


it is YOUR job it sell them,, and Trust me they will be easy to sell once word of moth gets around


JL and Kicker will get them in your store, LOW PRICED quality products will keep them coming back

 

How about AudioControl? They've got pretty unique products, and people love them. You just have to make sure the people know it will help there system. They're pretty awesome people there at AC too, I got to chat with two of them when they came to show offf the DQX last summer at a local shop. I've got the one's card, he's an awesome guy, out of Portland.

Greg Hayenga
(425) 775-8461

Gregh@audiocontrol.com


Everything else sounds good, think about PLanet Audio, people around us in buffalo love the cheap price, and pretty snazzy appearance.

BTW, How far is Boca Raton from Miami. I'm moving down to Miami in August, I would love to check out the shop.

 

Contact Chris Brunhaver here at Adire (cbrunhaver at adireaudio dot com). He's in charge of OEM sales and our dealer network. You may be surprised...

And I'd second the AudioControl gear, too. Good stuff, nice company, and another of us NW audio companies (along with Carver, Carver Pro, Phoenix Gold, AudioSource, Mackie, Rane, Symetrix, and several more).

Dan Wiggins
Adire Audio

 

my advice, and i don't know if anybody has said it yet.... BUT... get brands that are hard to find online.. stuff like Eclipse, Crossfire, Focal, this will help keep kids from coming in your shop, playing with the display models and then buying it from some site even tho you answered every dumb question they had.

 

I'd suggest like was said earlier... stick to five brands....

These are the order I'd choose. B/C some kids don't have the $$$ for Zapco and Eclipse. The brands are from low quality to high quality. That way you can have a variety for a variety of consumers.

Pioneer
Kicker
JL
Eclipse
Adire

Maybe through in RF and MTX just because they will sell well. RF is a god to most uninformed...

Everyone loves Pioneer Kicker and JL. Lots love Eclipse Alums... And Adire can be the big shocker line that know ones ever heard of before... but when they here it for the first time....
:jawdrop: All the bass heads will love the Brahma....

 

If he wants hard to find online brands... look into Cadence.... Damn near impossible to find their amps online

 

if this is a major concern you might as well not get in to this business


75% or more of car audio is still purchased on the local Level, believe it or not...

Reason Being the vast Majority of people do still get the stuff install, they have newer cars and dont want to mess with the comlications alot of new cars deal with

or dont want to be respossible if they screw something up


Like I have tried to Explain to a number of brands, the Online Demographic and the Local Demogrphic are totally differant market shares

the people Buying online are not normally the people shopping in the stores.

I will not even step foot in any of the local shops, or most stores for that matter

I buy roughly 90% of the stuff (car audio or not) online, No Lines, No Hassles, no Wated time or gas

I see what I want, Input a Few numbers and 3 days later the Brown Truck roles up

it is Great B)

 

thanks dan, will you guys be at CES? [/b][/quote]
Alexis Park, suite 2302. Over in the high end audio section (we do home, pro, car and OEM audio).

Dan Wiggins
Adire Audio