Trends in value of vintage / used audio equipment?

 my vintage setup has meters. 

Part of my day is searching the web for cool vintage gear. Search a few sites and a few manufactures. Sansui, Marantz, Mcintosh, Klipsch, Accuphase, Luxman, and a couple others. 

Inventory has definitely gone down in the last 6 months. Prices have stabilized. There are still some asking stupid prices, but they just sit forever. Right now I'm watching a Sansui G33000 for sale at $15,000!! Yes, it's a great unit, but not at 15k, maybe $5k?

Same for speakers, there are several Klipsch K-Horns for sale, from $3000-10,000 these are vintage ones, not the new stuff. 

Also find some things are getting harder to find. Been looking for some Marantz separates, they have almost all disappeared. 

Mcintosh stuff appears to sell quickly, prices vary but not as much as other brands. Been beat out on a few pieces. Every once in a while there is some trashed Mac gear with broken knobs, faceplates that look like they were removed from a sunken ship. They make me chuckle. 

If Nelson Pass puts a meter on his amps, that's good enough for me!  Of course, not on the First Watts!

Meters?  Ok… But if it has an oscilloscope in it, ay yi yi! 🤑

How about meters and a scope?

My McIntosh setup is (MC 2125 amp, C28 pre amp, MQ 101 Equalizer, Node X streamer, XR 5 Mac Speakers, REL S 510 Subwoofer) is having its first service in 47 years, after all these years of providing enjoyment.  The sound in the right room and positioned properly is more realistic to me than much higher end systems I have auditioned.  Don't Knock McIntosh.  Wouldn't trade it for anything.