With all due respect, it seems like you're constructing a story to suit you. One could just as easily turn it around and say that selling a modded PM-2 for more than OPPO's flagship PM-1 is taking the piss out of Oppo and is disrespectful.You put in a lot of work creating these mods, I get that, and that alone should be enough to justify your price tag. Believe me, I know and respect how much work goes into modifying a headphone. I think you do a disservice to yourself however by saying it's because of being ethical toward Oppo. Let your mods and hard work stand on their own merits for the price you are asking.
Price: there are many reasons for the $1399.00 number announced. 1) They simply can not be sold for less then $1200 as it will be unethical and disrespectful to OPPO, it has to cost more then their PM-1. 2) Most of the mods for T50RP are at least 3 times the price of the original and go all the way up to 10 times more with latest "Prime" as an example. 3) Audio Zenith is a start up company so all the expenses are very much different then those of the well established business and I was actually surprised by the total cost for parts and labor. 4) Level of performance and pricing of the direct competition had to be the major factor as well. 5) I want to keep the price to be the same for all over the world and dealers don't work for nothing. 6) This Audio Zenith PM-2 is truly unique and that should account for a tiny bit of premium look and cost.
Price: there are many reasons for the $1399.00 number announced. 1) They simply can not be sold for less then $1200 as it will be unethical and disrespectful to OPPO, it has to cost more then their PM-1.
hello, this seems to be a very strange way to justify a pricing strategy.if the base is the PM-2, why is pricing not based on it's MSRP plus the cost of the mods?as an ancient veteran of the retail wars, i would think that the OPPO MSRP would be based on keystone (i.e. wholesale =50% of MSRP.)i am not sure if you are purchasing the original headphones at retail and then marking up from there, which perhaps could justify the premium you are charging. if so, you are being unrealistic in deciding to go commercial with your mod at all regarding cost of materials.also, amortizing your start-up costs with your first product is a sure way to alienate potential customers IMHO.
