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[ For example, Caldera has Utopia vs Paradise lines, Hot Springs also sells Tiger River, and Jacuzzi offers Sundance as a premium line. I would like to understand this as well. My Jacuzzi dealer said that Jacuzzi is the premium with Sundance a step below. Is this true or not? Or are they not stating it accurately. I would really like to know.
HotSpring is a premium brand, but it is not an expensive brand compared to others.Sundance, Jacuzzi, Artesian, Master, Dimension 1, Bullfrog, CalSpa, Thermospa, Blue Water Spas, Haven, Vita, Superior, Sun Belt, Sunco, Sundaze, Dynasty, LA, Coast, are all brands that are more expensive than HotSpring based upon the prices I see posted.I would say that most reasonable folks would classify HotSpring, Caldera, Sundance/Jacuzzi, Dimension 1, and Marquis as your premium brands with some consideration given towards Arctic, Artesian, Beachcomber, and Coleman as well.Premium- superior quality or value.Hope this helps!Terminator
"The Jacuzzi 400 series is the top of the line when it comes to Jacuzzi/Sundance." That is a quote from Jonathan Clark. President of both Jacuzzi and SundanceJacuzzi is definetly a PREMIUM line
Well, that's kind of silly, as from what I've heard the Jacuzzi 400 series and the Sundance 800 series come off the same assembly line, and use many of the same components. I'd say those two series are equally premium.
I'm still trying to make sense of this. Jacuzzi and Sundance both have premium reputations. For a corporate executive to boost one over the other doesn't make sense. For example, the 400 series is getting a lot of attention with Jacuzzi right now. Meanwhile, the Sundance 700 series just got a makeover. That way, one division's top line gets some press, while the other division's middle line gets the attention. I was thinking that maybe next year they switch, and Sundance's 800 series gets a big makeover with lots of publicity, while the Jacuzzi 300 series gets a freshening. Capiche? I know car companies do that sort of thing. It helps sales.And here's a quote from the Sundance site:"Sundance Spas are the best built hot tubs in the world...the most advanced water purification options available...Sundance is the best." - Jonathan Clark
Today, I do not think Jacuzzi/Sundance does not boost one over the other...but at one time it did and it had to do with the buyout agreement between Sundance and Jacuzzi. Sundance was purchased to take over all the spa manufacturing for Jacuzzi but Sundance was to get the new bells and whistles and the new engineering and technology first. In 2002, Sundance created Jacuzzi Premium spas in their Chino, CA factory and totally redesigned the spas. Some of the old Jacuzzi Whirlpool features were retained, I am sure to keep a link to the past, such as push button air controls and the abs bottom, but the Jacuzzi Premium spas were built very much like a Sundance spa. Now ten years after the merge, you can see things start to change. Jacuzzi has a real top line spa now similar to the Sundance line with similar features. No matter how different they seem, the two lines are very much the same. Some features may be slightly different, but they share the same basic design and engineering....whether it be the pumps, filtration, shell, cabinet, electronics. Of course Jacuzzi has changed hands in the meantime and they seem to want to take advantage of its name these days. On top of that, I am sure that some of the original Sundance ownership and management team, such as Jonathan Clark, are getting ready to cash in and move on.
The Jacuzzi 300 and 200 series come off of the same assembly line and share some of the same components as the 400 series. That dosent make them equal to a 400 series. The 400 series has Jacuzzi's most advanced filteration system, The most advanced jetting system (the MX2 and the new RX jet) and had the ABS pan instead of a wood base. For the record the Jacuzzi 200 series has the same base construction as the sundance 800 series. The Jacuzzi 300 and 400 series has the upgrade to the ABS pan bottom.
Hay Tony Does Sundance and Jacuzzi have 100% no by-pass filtation?John