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Folks:I am considering starting up a new business importing high quality audio chassis for sale in the U.S. and Canada. I am negotiating with a company that has been producing a variety of very attractive enclosures for DIY’ers in its local market for years. While they offer a broad range of products, I would likely start off by importing only 5 or 6 chassis styles. Additional chassis styles would be added as demand grows.
Par-Metal, Bud, Hammond and the other brands sell decent-looking enclosures, but no one would confuse them with commercial grade boxes. Thicker metal (including 0.25†thick faceplates), fewer seams and a beautiful anodized finish all cost more than the stuff that is currently available. Although nothing is firm at this point, I would expect that a rack mount-style enclosure (interior dimensions of 15.75w * 11.75d * 3.75h) would sell for about $110; a heavy duty tube amp chassis (12.5w * 16d * 2.75h) for about $100 and a 2-box preamp chassis (each box 10w * 11.75d * 3.7 h) for about $140. Other available chassis styles might be more appealling to the tube DIY crowd, but these are representative for price-evaluation purposes.
My question is this: is the market for great-looking high quality chassis designs large enough to justify my making the substantial investment required to get this business off of the ground?
Yea or nay, please post your thoughts.
Thank you,
Scott
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Topic - Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - SRMcGee 10:31:57 09/22/05 (30)
- You offer a choice for those DIY affordables. - cheap-Jack 09:28:12 09/27/05 (0)
- Yes and I'm gonna make them. :D - henrybasstardo 00:39:21 09/25/05 (0)
- Product differentiation!! - Datubie 23:22:19 09/23/05 (0)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - Swanson 15:50:34 09/23/05 (0)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - Russell DeAnna 14:02:30 09/23/05 (0)
- "Doing it My Way" - grhughes 12:07:09 09/23/05 (4)
- More..... - grhughes 13:03:05 09/23/05 (3)
- Re: More..... - SRMcGee 12:42:47 09/25/05 (2)
- I'm probably out of touch too..... - grhughes 08:19:42 09/26/05 (1)
- Re: I'm probably out of touch too..... - sjmikeb 13:42:52 09/26/05 (0)
- Guy here in Atlanta tried it, probably still has a basement full of stuff - BofService 10:54:41 09/23/05 (0)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - mikeyb 06:20:06 09/23/05 (0)
- What, like this? - Mark Kelly 02:11:12 09/23/05 (1)
- Look at that, another fine product..... - Jimmy 05:27:33 09/23/05 (0)
- yes.. or even chassis parts, such as custom side panels etc (nt) - avian 01:41:04 09/23/05 (0)
- Well, there's your answer. - Poindexter 19:08:22 09/22/05 (0)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - andy evans 14:22:46 09/22/05 (2)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - SRMcGee 05:17:22 09/23/05 (1)
- Actually.... - Russ57 11:04:09 09/23/05 (0)
- Hard to compete with Front Panel Express - Jim Doyle 13:14:40 09/22/05 (0)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - Jimmy 12:45:00 09/22/05 (2)
- Another idea....... - Jimmy 12:58:16 09/22/05 (1)
- Re: Another idea....... - SRMcGee 13:10:03 09/22/05 (0)
- Yup. - Gaspode 11:40:01 09/22/05 (0)
- My vote: make them cheaper! - BBeck 11:34:39 09/22/05 (0)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - Joel Tunnah 11:11:29 09/22/05 (0)
- yes - tommytube 11:08:10 09/22/05 (0)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - korneluk 10:44:32 09/22/05 (2)
- Re: Survey: Is there a demand for high quality DIY chassis? - SRMcGee 13:16:12 09/22/05 (1)
- Margins are low......... - Jimmy 14:41:53 09/22/05 (0)
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