Go to your local big box store and buy whatever is on sale. it will be a ''deal'.
The audio specialty store may or may not offer a 'deal' on thier products. It depends on what the have, what is a problem to get rid of.. etc.
And by deal are you asking for 5% or 10%, maybe 15%?
Or do you dream big and expect 35%?
Depends on the dealer and the market.
Otherwise, if you have no confidence in working with a dealer. Buy used here on Audiogon. You will get a deal by buying used.
Some folks claim they can get spectacular deals anytime. well, those are far and few between. And mostly depend on the place and time, and not on the 'talent' of the buyer.
My best purchase from a local dealer was a warehouse blowout sale and was for Canton CD series speakers. Four $1,000. each Canton CD300 for $350. each in the box. Added in three Canton CD300 retail $750 each, For $200 each, in the box. They were quitting selling Canton, and just wanted to get rid of the entire stock.
I have bought stuff discounted like from that deal, up to just paying full retail. All depends on the situation.
So if you want a certain speaker from a particular company and no other, you are over a barrel. If you would buy any decent deal, and shop around, you can find a good deal, just not the one you expect. I did not go there expecting to buy the surround system speakers I will keep for the rest of my life. But I did buy them.
The audio specialty store may or may not offer a 'deal' on thier products. It depends on what the have, what is a problem to get rid of.. etc.
And by deal are you asking for 5% or 10%, maybe 15%?
Or do you dream big and expect 35%?
Depends on the dealer and the market.
Otherwise, if you have no confidence in working with a dealer. Buy used here on Audiogon. You will get a deal by buying used.
Some folks claim they can get spectacular deals anytime. well, those are far and few between. And mostly depend on the place and time, and not on the 'talent' of the buyer.
My best purchase from a local dealer was a warehouse blowout sale and was for Canton CD series speakers. Four $1,000. each Canton CD300 for $350. each in the box. Added in three Canton CD300 retail $750 each, For $200 each, in the box. They were quitting selling Canton, and just wanted to get rid of the entire stock.
I have bought stuff discounted like from that deal, up to just paying full retail. All depends on the situation.
So if you want a certain speaker from a particular company and no other, you are over a barrel. If you would buy any decent deal, and shop around, you can find a good deal, just not the one you expect. I did not go there expecting to buy the surround system speakers I will keep for the rest of my life. But I did buy them.