the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ?

I think that part of the point is that you should self-disclose dealer status when applicable. Maybe putting a link to your retail site in your signature would be wise. I, for one, prefer knowing when I'm talking with a dealer or manufacturer vs. an enthusiast.

Dave

Zieman, perhaps you should have posted it. I was wondering where your position was coming from. You are totally bashing Esoteric~which many feel to be a very good product. I find your comments unwarranted and your opinions are more troubling having found out you are a dealer. I have a great relatioship with my dealer and find that his best quality is diplomacy (and humility). He has never once knocked a product that I may have said I liked. He also does not knock products he does not represent. It's my ears (and I am the customer) so if he disagrees, he keeps it to himself. He may ask me to listen to something different, but he never bashes.

Admirable qualities in a dealer, Cerrot: tough to find, and worthy of loyalty when found.

I still think my comment about the most modded line on the planet does not qualify as disparagement. I think it would be pretty easy to verify. I don't sell on agon the current product of anything I sell as so many here do. Most products I represent have a ZERO internet sales policy.
When I read a post about a 6000 dollar Cary outperforming a 12500 dollar Esoteric as described in the APL post, it is I who question any dealer not trying to provide the highest value to performing products. I'm in it for the long run, and as I have said many times I care a great deal about this community.

As Tvad says, client loyalty is earned. He also advertised to more people for me than I ever have! My business grows from word of mouth. Referals from Architects, General Contractors, clients, and more and more often from the principals of products I carry. I carry several competing products/brands...
Again Cerrot, I'll wager you are talking with a dealer more often than not. I don't think you will find an offer to sell in a single response of mine... I offer my opinion and experience that I hope the reader takes to his dealer.