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    Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Recently some prominent dealers for Borresen/Aavik and Ansuz brands are dumping all of their inventory on Audiogon.
    Anyone have any insight?
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    Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    I’ve had several people email and text me about this. I wonder what’s going on?


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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    I’ve had several people email and text me about this. I wonder what’s going on?


    Recently some prominent dealers for Borresen/Aavik and Ansuz brands are dumping all of their inventory on Audiogon.
    Anyone have any insight?
    I am an Ansuz/Aavik dealer. The particular instance that you are referring to is one FORMER dealer who is dumping their inventory. Note that purchases made from him are not from an authorized dealer and there are risks. I can assure you that things have never been better with Ansuz/Aavik/Borresen; it's my honor to be associated with them.
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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Afveep View Post
    I am an Ansuz/Aavik dealer. The particular instance that you are referring to is one FORMER dealer who is dumping their inventory. Note that purchases made from him are not from an authorized dealer and there are risks. I can assure you that things have never been better with Ansuz/Aavik/Borresen; it's my honor to be associated with them.
    Tom
    There’s two dealers that I know of.


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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    There’s two dealers that I know of.


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    Yes and one was displaying product at the recent Pacific Audio Fest.
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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Yes, and Oz is/was the US distributor!
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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    you can hardly blame ex dealers dumping their stock. do they bring the 20% used value like their old Raidho speakers?
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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    I think there was a pair of D5 raidho's that sold here for less than $20k! That's a 200k speaker

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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by JGlacken View Post
    Yes, and Oz is/was the US distributor!
    Despite claims made to the contrary, OZ IS NOT NOR EVER WAS the Ansuz Distributor. He was a dealer just like others of us. (I am an Ansuz/Aavik Dealer).
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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Afveep View Post
    Despite claims made to the contrary, OZ IS NOT NOR EVER WAS the Ansuz Distributor. He was a dealer just like others of us. (I am an Ansuz/Aavik Dealer).
    So did anything change? Seems a bit odd.


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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Afveep View Post
    Despite claims made to the contrary, OZ IS NOT NOR EVER WAS the Ansuz Distributor. He was a dealer just like others of us. (I am an Ansuz/Aavik Dealer).
    So did anything change? Seems a bit odd.


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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Afveep View Post
    Despite claims made to the contrary, OZ IS NOT NOR EVER WAS the Ansuz Distributor. He was a dealer just like others of us. (I am an Ansuz/Aavik Dealer).
    I have no idea who you are but you seem to know a lot about me!.. If you want to know what happened, and why it happened you can always call me.. and by the way, I was a dealer of Aavik Ansuz Borresen before you were even able to pronounce the names!.. and you are half right, i was never officially the distributor but there is the other half that you have no idea about.. about your baseless claims regarding purchases made from me are carrying a risk... the products are under FACTORY warranty.. i never give my personal warranty on anything... you should know that as an audio dealer..

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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Highendbyoz View Post
    ... you should know that as an audio dealer..

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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    No I am sorry I dont..

    what i have is listed on Audiogon..

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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    I hear , the "proud" dealer of ansuz aavik and borresen is kicked out as a dealer and now dumping his inventory!.

    What goes around comes around !!!!

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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Highendbyoz View Post
    I hear , the "proud" dealer of ansuz aavik and borresen is kicked out as a dealer and now dumping his inventory!.

    What goes around comes around !!!!
    The golden child is out?


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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Yes.. i hear he is dumping everything.. and he must be devastated.. what a shame!

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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Highendbyoz View Post
    Yes.. i hear he is dumping everything.. and he must be devastated.. what a shame!



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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    These brands have so much instability and turmoil in the US.
    Not sure how you can expect to prosper with such bafoonery.
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    Re: Borresen/Aavik/Ansuz fire sale?

    they make a superb integrated, love mine
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