Well our great dealer has been the distributor before
I’m sure he certainly would not put up his hand again and I don’t blame him
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Here in Singapore, my dealer Absolute Sound also mention no longer a Naim dealers coming in July 23. I still have my 552 replacement awaiting to come back. Very interesting development in the Asia Pacific region here.
No I wouldn’t blame him either but it would be nice. Naim would also benefit from his wealth of knowledge and experience.
Naim might but I doubt the rest of the Group really don’t care too much about that
Bottom line rules these days
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Normally I’d think so too, but all of this knowledge will pertain to the CB, olive and classic lineups. While we might value that knowledge, strictly from a new sales perspective the brand would place little stock in it.
The truth however is that this knowledge is valuable, as selling used gear to new-to-Naim customers builds the brand and establishes brand loyalty (as evidenced by this thread and forum). I doubt the overall owners value this though. Private equity owners don’t care about brand longevity, they’re in it for a short term gain.
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I see a refurbished 2004 500dr amplifier went for £9800 and a 552 dr preamp went at a trademe online auction for £7200 both with power supplies, today in an NZ auction site. Do these relatively low prices indicate a lack of belief in NZ naim ongoing service?
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Think it might be dealers dumping old stock, however it’s hard to work out what’s happening as no body is talking.
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The final price on the 500 DR was a bit high I thought, possibly indicative that they don’t come up very often and there were a few keen bidders to have it. On the other hand, somehow got a pretty good buy on the 552 DR. I thought it would have been the other way round.
It’s probably inevitable that there will be a slump in the market now that there is no distributer, confidence in buying will take a hit.
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In this instance, ex dealer’s personal kit. He’s moved on. Why? Because like many the whole NZ situation causes the gag reflex to work overtime 
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Now August without any official news. Very poor show Naim/Focal.
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Feels a bit like being a wallflower at a party doesn’t it 
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I have an idea why not make a trip to the UK and visit head office in Salisbury and ask the question.
I know that sounds silly but….
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It this a time loop? I’m sure I witnessed the question being asked.
Have the Focal Powered by Naim stores shut up shop? Have all the dealers dropped Naim?
Good question don’t think they’re been a success here.
I heard from a mate that Busisoft are fairly universally hated by both customers and dealers; don’t do great with most brands; and insist on dealing through the Addicted To Audio chain. And yet they are still around mopping up distributor licenses. And that was from a discussion where the word “Naim” wasn’t uttered.
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None of that surprises me it also confirms what most of us thought.
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Yes I bet Cambridge Audio are wondering what has happened to their NZ sales. A parallel tragedy to the Naim fiasco I hear.
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Yep Paul Quilter (PQ Imports) after doing a sterling job with his retailers for 30+ years gone… why? Busisoft strikes again 
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Ditto Dynaudio and Busisoft I hear.
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