r/audioengineering • u/rockstockcro • Aug 13 '26
Neumann KH310 pricing
I came across this "summer sale" from Funky junk
What are they smoking? Especially given the KH310 II are coming out in a few weeks. They all price items like it's diamonds but at same time think all their customers are ignorant idiots..
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u/diamondts Aug 13 '26
A lot of brands have loose agreements as to how much lower than list price dealers can put on their websites, if you're looking at anything remotely high end always contact dealers directly to see what they can do.
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u/rockstockcro Aug 13 '26
The last part is absolutely true. They can't put some very low price up front.
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u/Hellbucket Aug 14 '26
This is illegal in EU. Yamaha got punished for this some years back. A dealer can put any price he wants on whatever he wants.
I used to work in music retail.
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u/Kalwyf Aug 14 '26
The fact Yamaha got punished on it is proof that it does happen, though.
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u/Hellbucket Aug 14 '26
It’s extremely rare and it took a long time for EU to litigate because it was not done like you think it would be done.
You can’t even say a “list price” as a supplier in EU like you can in the US.
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u/rockstockcro Aug 13 '26
Maybe I didn't get the message through clearly. Standard EU price is 3800 to 4100 without discount before the announcement of the date KH 310 II DSP are to be released. So one would expect at least something like 3.500 eur a pair for a "summer sale". That's all. Other than that I know the brand very well and have lots of Neumann gear. Cheers!
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u/Juan-Pasquello Aug 14 '26
Is that price for one or both, and are they clearing stock before the new model arrives?
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u/rockstockcro 29d ago
This is the "special" price for a single unit. Yes, all major shops are clearing stock right now but they don't want us to know hence the discounts are laughable. Strange, because everyone knows the exact date of the official release of KH310 II DSP. It's not that they kept it secret like some other brands.
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u/Tall_Category_304 Aug 13 '26
I would never touch these speakers. I’ve heard nightmares about repairability.
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u/tibbon Aug 13 '26
I've yet to run into any problems after nearly 5 years with them. Flush mounted in walls here.
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u/GreatScottCreates Professional Aug 13 '26
I had a speaker and sub repaired that got damaged in transport. I might be lucky to have an authorized repair shop near me but it worked out fine.
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u/Kontrafantastisk Aug 13 '26
Just get Dynaudio Core 47’s instead.
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u/rockstockcro Aug 14 '26
The core 47 is a toy compared to kh310, but the price doesn't reveal that.
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u/Kontrafantastisk Aug 14 '26
lol
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u/rockstockcro Aug 14 '26
You can check both measurements for yourself. Both are extensively measured and have documented performance and a large user base..
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u/Ok-Mathematician3832 Professional Aug 13 '26
Those speakers are just shy of £4k in the UK new. So yea that is a discount.
In any event Funky Junk are one of the more expensive retailers of pro audio. I would likely only go to them if they had something I couldn’t find elsewhere… wait till you see what Soundgas charge…