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[Ermos (Erno)]

@poco-a-poco

I can only speak for myself, but I’m guessing that most of us have good, mutually beneficial and long term relationships with our dealers. But then again I’m sure dCS must have done their homework and perhaps the high-end headphone market is indeed a different universe with a whole different customer base?

dCS have a new policy of catering only to the head-fi channels with their head-fi products, i.e. the Bartók HDAC, and now the Lina series.

dCS price hike July 2021

Since the Bartok headphone version was always meant to be a head-fi product, it is available within the head-fi distribution channel. Only this version of the Bartok is (and will ever be) available in the head-fi space. All other products – the Bartok Streamer (sans headphone features), the Rossini series, the Vivaldi series – will continue to be sold and serviced exclusively within our existing and trusted two-channel network of dealers. John Giolas (dCS head of Advertising and Promotion) F…

My trusted two-channel dealer told me they are able to order those head-fi products, and deliver to me, but they won’t hold stock, also no demo stock.