CD Quandry: Dealers Asking for Lower Prices, Suppliers Say No

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Contrary to the tradition of consumer electronics, prices for CD players are still rising. Suppliers say that they could ship lower priced units but that the time is not right. CD players are being sold mainly by dedicated audio dealers. Manufacturers have introduced rack systems with CD players in an attempt to improve sales in department stores. Sears, J.C. Penney and low ball retailers say that they will begin to sell CD players in the second half of 1984. Suppliers expect a sales volume of 200,000 units this year.

Sound recording and reproduction, Price cutting, Price

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Audio Makers Set New Date for Long-Awaited Video Marriage

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The idea of a complete home entertainment system is about to become a marketable concept for retailers. Akai, Pioneer, Technics and Jensen have introduced systems that link video sources to audio equipment. Upscale retailers see audio-video packages as a promising new source of revenue. Stereo TV broadcasts should stimulate interest in audio-video equipment.

Digital television, New Product, Trends, Video Systems

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