dlwilliams Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 I'm not the biggest fan of B&H but they've got some strange deal on a MKH416 for the next 6 hours. /dw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Hows that for a door crasher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 999 now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hall Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Ordered mine yesterday, including a lot of other year-end stuff. All arriving today. 40% off the mic, free overnight shipping, no sales tax. And I went with PayPal Credit so I have 6 months/no interest. All my dealings with B & H have been superlative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 > no sales tax. In California and at least some other US states, there's a "use tax" on online sales made through merchants that don't collect sales tax. I always pay that because I write off my equipment, I don't want to get audited (and don't want problems if I do), and it feels like the right thing to do. So that narrows the price "advantage" of some online retailers... Also, that $600 price was offered by at least one of our usual-suspect location audio dealers (Location Sound), and I heard some others price matched without stress. But I wonder: Why the large short-term price cut? These don't seem to be Rio Olympic leftovers, and I kinda don't think a 416mk2 would really fly (wasn't that the MKH60 or 8060?), and um... Anyone know, have an educated guess, or fun conspiracy theory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 So, Sennheiser MKH 416 is on of this "flase sale"; maybe Sennheiser develops a new MKH series. Maybe I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 So, Sennheiser MKH 416 is on of this "flase sale" How do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Constantin said: How do you know? I am guessing (and hoping)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobilemike Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 I think it was just a crazy deal B&H offered to catch customers. Not indicative of anything happening at Sennheiser IMO. -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Not just a B&H thing. Location Sound in LA sent out an email offering the same one-day price. And IIRC, someone here or somewhere got the same price from Pro Sound Services in NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Wish I had seen that deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenbanjo Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 On 12/29/2016 at 10:33 AM, Mobilemike said: I think it was just a crazy deal B&H offered to catch customers. Not indicative of anything happening at Sennheiser IMO. -Mike Sennheiser has a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) policy that dealers have to follow, which is the reason why the price of the 416 new from an authorized dealer is $999 wherever you go. Yes, some dealers occasionally break this MAP policy, but they risk losing their dealership. The fact that a bunch of stores other than B&H also had the 416 on a "flash sale", I'm guessing it was something that was Sennheisser-approved. It doesn't necessarily mean it's being discontinued or replaced, though, especially since it was a one day thing and not a permanent MAP reduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Sennheiser has a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) policy that dealers have to follow, which is the reason why the price of the 416 new from an authorized dealer is $999 wherever you go. Yes, some dealers occasionally break this MAP policy, but they risk losing their dealership. The fact that a bunch of stores other than B&H also had the 416 on a "flash sale", I'm guessing it was something that was Sennheisser-approved. It doesn't necessarily mean it's being discontinued or replaced, though, especially since it was a one day thing and not a permanent MAP reduction. Not disagreeing with you, but a company like Sennheiser, or any of our ususal suspects really, could not afford to lose a dealer like B&H, and the others mentioned as well. They would have to drop all of them who participated. That would be a big drop. I would guess that they have in their agreements with their dealers that they can occasionally have these short lived promotions (of which Sennheiser benefits, too). The other shops probably just followed B&H, or maybe they followed the others. They all monitor each other's prices all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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