Great deal I think?

[bruin62]

i came across a good deal this weekend I bought a power amp I think I got a great deal it's a NAD T955 5 channel it listed for 1800 cdn. And I bought it for 675 with a 3 year extended warranty it was the last one in Canada through Visions.im hing it gets here by next week!

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

So 675 of your funny orange bills with some dude with mustache is about $492.03 in real dollars.
Given people bought it at full blown deal price of $699 (usd), I'd say that your price of about $500 is decent deal for new unit, but not what'd call Great deal for such older (but still good) model.
Over here we have this amp:
https://outlawaudio.com/products/5000.html
It's made by ATI (not exactly same as ATI branded amps, but still in same family)
Given your NAD specs are understated, it's probably would offer very similar performance

BUT:
Given what I could find so far on your SoundStage speakers - they seems to be only stone throw away from White Van scam speaker
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/soundstage-loudspeaker-question.49197/

I'd strongly recommend you to return it if possible and start shopping for new speakers.

 

[bruin62]

Actually soundstage speakers are JBL. I looked at the outlaw amp but because of are dollar it's just not worth the extra cost an shipping in Canada is never free

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Actually soundstage speakers are JBL.

If you like your speakers, who am I to judge - my speakers (tSc) are rebranded Saphire speakers from Tweeters. But I bought these after very detailed and positive AH review. I have no regrets - they are good speakers, but I also have no illusions. They are far from perfect.
Does it makes me all warm and tingly since tSc was a child company of D&M -( ie Denon & Marantz) - no, Not really - since I knew darn well what they are and D&M engineers only done minor tweaks to original design.
http://thespeakercompany.blogspot.com/

My next upgrade (after getting a real sub) would be new speakers, NOT to replace my aging Onkyo AVR.

That said - Sorry, but I find absolutely no evidence of any relation of soundstage and any large speakers brand

 

[bruin62]

I couldn't really find much online so I called them direct in Montreal. I have no illusions they are not high end. They only sell them to the one chain store in Canada so they changed the name I guess just to make it sound like they are built just for the store. Future shop in Canada as famous for getting model numbers changed from the manufacturing company so they did not have to price match

 

[fmw]

Actually soundstage speakers are JBL. I looked at the outlaw amp but because of are dollar it's just not worth the extra cost an shipping in Canada is never free

Actually that is positive. Shipping is not free. The consumer pays for it either in the price of the product or as a separate item. Free shipping is actually more profitable for the retailer because it collects the hidden shipping charge on every item in the event that you order more than one item. I make my living in e-commerce and I wouldn't kid you. Free shipping is more costly for consumers.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Actually that is positive. Shipping is not free. The consumer pays for it either in the price of the product or as a separate item. Free shipping is actually more profitable for the retailer because it collects the hidden shipping charge on every item in the event that you order more than one item. I make my living in e-commerce and I wouldn't kid you. Free shipping is more costly for consumers.

"Actually that is a positive" - Are referring to SoundStage to be re-branded JBL?
Thanks for you insight regarding so called "free shipping" - I tend to forget that part sometimes. I order lot of stuff from Amazon - I use the traktor to monitor and alert on prices. They change their prices on most stuff daily. sometime just by few dollars

 

[fmw]

"Actually that is a positive" - Are referring to SoundStage to be re-branded JBL?
Thanks for you insight regarding so called "free shipping" - I tend to forget that part sometimes. I order lot of stuff from Amazon - I use the traktor to monitor and alert on prices. They change their prices on most stuff daily. sometime just by few dollars

No I was referring to the fact that Canadian retailers charge separately for shipping. Most of the products offered on Amazon are actually sold by others. They pay a fee to Amazon to list the products. The prices change as products are sold or added because they are from different vendors. The products that are sold by Amazon are pretty stable. I use Amazon to clear unwanted inventory all the time. It is a pretty well run operation.