President's Day Sale. Mono Price has a Portable Blue tooth Bose S1 look a like Speaker 50% OFF at only $64.99

[DJ Ricky B]

I was browsing the internet looking for battery powered speakers last night, and I came across this Deal from Mono Price. It Ends on Monday! They are moving their warehouse, and I have a feeling this is one of their products they need to MOVE to clear some space. I don't think they are making any money on this deal with free shipping too!

D1 Speaker. It is a Bose look a like, but has a CoAxial 6.5" 2 way speaker inside. They have a Bose knock off, that is the D3, that one is on sale, but sale price is $204.99 (reg. $249.99)​

Stage Right by Monoprice D1 Battery-powered Portable PA Speaker System with Class D Amp and Bluetooth Streaming - Monoprice.com

Stage Right™ by Monoprice™D1 Battery-Powered Portable PA Speaker SystemClass D amp with Bluetooth® streaming and built-in mp3 playerImagine being able to perform anywhere you want to,

www.monoprice.com

Here it is on eBay if you prefer to purchase there. You can even pick up two at $61.79 each!

Stage Right by Monoprice D1 Battery-powered Portable PA Speaker System with | eBay

Stage Right by Monoprice D1 Battery-powered Portable PA Speaker System with Class D Amp and Bluetooth Streaming.

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With how low this price is, I know if I test it, and it sucks I can easily resell it and at least make my money back. Hell, Guitar Center would probably issue $75 to $80 in store credit with this speaker! To me, it's a no brainer to buy and at least try it out. If it's better sounding than the old American Audio 8 Go BT then it's worth keeping for an extra cocktail or ceremony speaker!

 

[sonic-vision]

I would go with quality used equipment before going the new junk route .

 

[DJ Ricky B]

I would go with quality used equipment before going the new junk route .

I knew someone would chime in with this response! Don't buy it, or buy it and see how it performs. For a $130 regular price battery powered speaker that is half off, I'm not expecting much. I already have a Bose S1 Pro. IF the speaker is a great value, and I deem it good enough to use for cocktail hour or an additional speaker for ceremonies, then it was a bargain, and worth the buy. At $68.89 with tax, it's a painless purchase at least to me.

I might even deem it worth keeping around for blasting in the yard or bringing on vacation. If I don't like it at all, I'm sure I can resell it locally and probably make a profit on it since I purchased it so low.

There are actually a low of resellers who buy stuff when they are on a super sale like this item from major retailers, then resell online or locally. I thought about that with this speaker, but I don't want to deal with my wife when 30 of these shows up at my door LOL.

 

[MIXMASTERMACHOM]

I'll pass its not Bose.

 

[B-Sharp]

They are moving their warehouse, and I have a feeling this is one of their products they need to MOVE to clear some space.

It says they're expanding their warehouse, not moving it. The notes say that you might wait a little longer for order processing.

I don't think they are making any money on this deal with free shipping too!

I guarantee you they're making money. A speaker like this probably costs them less than $20 per unit to build.

 

[DJ Ricky B]

It says they're expanding their warehouse, not moving it. The notes say that you might wait a little longer for order processing.



I guarantee you they're making money. A speaker like this probably costs them less than $20 per unit to build.

If this speaker only costs $20 all in to build...In retrospect, how much do you think the cost to build the Bose S1 Pro? Are they building them for $80, and pricing them at MAP at $699?

I have seen store costs on various speaker models in the past. I always figured that the manufurers/Vendor would sell them to the stores at DOUBLE what their cost was, and the store MAP price was so the stores could potentially earn a 25% to 35% profit on it. ...Which is why we almost never see Loud Speakers advertised for more than 15% OFF unless it was a store demo/open box.

 

[tunes4046]

You forget to factor in shipping costs from manufacturers to sellers, store overhead commission costs, so many variables, I owned a retail store at 15% unless there is help from the manufacturer you would be lucky to break even if you are truly factoring all of your costs

 

[DJ Ricky B]

You forget to factor in shipping costs from manufacturers to sellers, store overhead commission costs, so many variables, I owned a retail store at 15% unless there is help from the manufacturer you would be lucky to break even if you are truly factoring all of your costs

Agreed when it comes to speakers, and pro audio electronics There usually isn't a lot of mark up which makes me wonder how could Monoprice be getting these speakers made for $20, sell at $129, and then offer at 50% off and still make 300%+ profit. I don't think that is truly feasible. This doesn't seem to be a speaker that is popular and flying off the shelves, so I don't think they are selling that much volume.

Many of the higher price manufacturers don't even participate with the retailers on the 15% OFF Sales which is why we almost never see QSC K series or RCF for for sale. The House brand is usually offered at 15% or more off, and a few other manufacturers will cut deals and participate at 15% OFF like Alto or Mackie and sometimes EV.

When I worked in retail, generally speaking the rule of thumb was selling clothes at 4X cost on the tag price. When they went on sale, they could easily sell shirts at 40% to 50% OFF because they were still marked up 100% or close to it from the store cost. Jewelry is another item where the regular prices are crazy high in comparison to the store cost. Which is why a jewelry store can run a "70% OFF" sale on various jewelry.

 

[B-Sharp]

If this speaker only costs $20 all in to build...In retrospect, how much do you think the cost to build the Bose S1 Pro? Are they building them for $80, and pricing them at MAP at $699?

Well, Bose has to pay for all of that R&D somehow. And then there's the money they spend on marketing. I think we can all agree that for what it is, the Bose S1 Pro isn't worth anywhere near $699 (but I still bought two).

 

[dunlopj]

I'll bet if you slice open this knock off and a Bose S1, the differences would be seen right away.

 

[Jeff Romard]

I'll bet if you slice open this knock off and a Bose S1, the differences would be seen right away.

I suspect the biggest difference would be how it's built not what they use. With Bose you pay for engineering and workmanship and of course name. The parts they use are actually pretty cheaply acquired

 

[dunlopj]

I suspect the biggest difference would be how it's built not what they use. With Bose you pay for engineering and workmanship and of course name. The parts they use are actually pretty cheaply acquired

Same parts??

 

[Jeff Romard]

Same parts??

Good chance of it. Things like solder joints and wiring would be of a much better quality in the Bose unit

 

[DJ Ricky B]

I suspect the biggest difference would be how it's built not what they use. With Bose you pay for engineering and workmanship and of course name. The parts they use are actually pretty cheaply acquired

Bose had an engineering team in R&D put a lot of effort into making the sure the sound was top notch. On Hip Hop Songs, and other songs with deep bass, I am impressed how they managed to get that 6.5" woofer to produce a rich sounding bass like it does. Won't thump as hard as a regular 10" powered speaker, but they made it sound like more than just a 6.5" was in the speaker. Also, likely more wiring inside. I have seen the inside of older Bose desk top speakers, and the amount of wiring in them surpasses regular shelf speakers by a long shot. Makes them look harder to work on too.

 

[Jeff Romard]

Bose had an engineering team in R&D put a lot of effort into making the sure the sound was top notch. On Hip Hop Songs, and other songs with deep bass, I am impressed how they managed to get that 6.5" woofer to produce a rich sounding bass like it does. Won't thump as hard as a regular 10" powered speaker, but they made it sound like more than just a 6.5" was in the speaker. Also, likely more wiring inside. I have seen the inside of older Bose desk top speakers, and the amount of wiring in them surpasses regular shelf speakers by a long shot. Makes them look harder to work on too.

That's kind of what I just said LOL

It's not a trade secret by any means Bose as with many these days use internal equalization is what causes the bigger sound. The capacitors and wires are probably of a better quality the drivers themselves are dirt cheap Internal equalization is the reason they don't suggest using a larger sub with the L1 and many other Bose products right back to the 802 and I'm sure before that

 

[DJ Ricky B]

I got home from work and the Stage Right D1 from Monoprice was waiting for me in my living room Fast shipping!

I think I will make a comparison video on these two in a couple of days. Heading out to see my Mom tomorrow so I will be gone all day, but maybe by Saturday night I will have the video completed.

First impressions:

It's a Solid Speaker. Not as Thick feeling as the Bose. It also weighs 3 lbs less than the Bose S1 Pro. The build quality seems nice though. It's not a super cheap feeling plastic by any means. The top handle is nice. About 1/3 thinner than the Bose handle, but it works just fine.

Sound Quality is WAY BETTER than the American Audio ELS 8 GO BT speaker I use to have. It's obviously not as good as Bose S1's High Sound Fidelity, and the Bass just isn't as deep as BOSE S1 Pro, but the bass is a clear bass which is what the American Audio speaker did not have. It's a fine sounding speaker for what it is though. I don't have any complaints about the sound playing bluetooth music through it considering it is a 6.5" 2 way speaker system. It doesn't get quite as loud as the Bose, but it's not far off from it. Instruction manual claims 102 DB...that might be correct. The Bose S1 definitely get's a bit louder though. I will have to run a mic through it to see how it sounds with microphone.

This speaker can pair via TWS with another D1 speaker which would work out well for cocktail hour. I'll have to test the battery duration out in a week or two.

First impression, I feel this speaker was an absolute STEAL of a deal

 

[B-Sharp]

Unless I'm missing something on this... there's no 1/4" or 3.5mm line in jacks? I know they have to cut corners somewhere but that's kind of a dealbreaker. Especially for guitarists who can plug right into an S1 Pro.

It also means that I'd have to use either the built-in SD/USB player for music at a ceremony (cumbersome) or rely on the bluetooth connection (which I don't trust).

 

[DJ Ricky B]

Unless I'm missing something on this... there's no 1/4" or 3.5mm line in jacks? I know they have to cut corners somewhere but that's kind of a dealbreaker. Especially for guitarists who can plug right into an S1 Pro.

It also means that I'd have to use either the built-in SD/USB player for music at a ceremony (cumbersome) or rely on the bluetooth connection (which I don't trust).

When I first looked at the mixer section on this before I purchased it, I also noticed very quickly that there was no 1/4". I assume that is where the money savings came into play. Instead of installing combo jacks, they just went with XLR to save money on the build/keep the price down.

For me, and most DJs at least who might hook into this via a Mixer and Speaker Cable, XLR would be the preferred cable of choice.

Their upgraded model, the D3 which has the same style speaker set up under the grill as the Bose has an RCA Input on it. However, I knew I would only be using this speaker via Bluetooth or if I use it for a ceremony with my mixer involved, I would use the XLR input.

 

[MIXMASTERMACHOM]

If this speaker only costs $20 all in to build...In retrospect, how much do you think the cost to build the Bose S1 Pro? Are they building them for $80, and pricing them at MAP at $699?

I have seen store costs on various speaker models in the past. I always figured that the manufurers/Vendor would sell them to the stores at DOUBLE what their cost was, and the store MAP price was so the stores could potentially earn a 25% to 35% profit on it. ...Which is why we almost never see Loud Speakers advertised for more than 15% OFF unless it was a store demo/open box.

GC gives a 15% discount on certain items depending on the price. At least they used to. They don't tell you this. You just have to know this. I have been a customer since I first came back and that's how I know this.

 

[MIXMASTERMACHOM]

When I first looked at the mixer section on this before I purchased it, I also noticed very quickly that there was no 1/4". I assume that is where the money savings came into play. Instead of installing combo jacks, they just went with XLR to save money on the build/keep the price down.

For me, and most DJs at least who might hook into this via a Mixer and Speaker Cable, XLR would be the preferred cable of choice.

Their upgraded model, the D3 which has the same style speaker set up under the grill as the Bose has an RCA Input on it. However, I knew I would only be using this speaker via Bluetooth or if I use it for a ceremony with my mixer involved, I would use the XLR input.

Is it worth it?