can this fact be accurate?

Here's the quote that the OP referred to:

"I figure there’s perhaps 100,000 Audiophiles in the world. 700 or so of them read this daily post I write."

It's from Paul McGowan's daily blog that can be found here:

http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/what-if-no-one-was-there/3654/

Paul is in a better position to estimate the number of audiophiles than we 'Goners. He runs PS Audio and is probably in regular contact with many people working in the high end audio industry.

However you define an audiophile and even if Paul is way off on his estimate, things are tough in the audio business.

i have a degree in statistics and have fairly strong analysis skills. i was attempting dialogue about a topic. i'm not really in need of your advice on the nature of blogs or doing my research according to your problems with what I am attempting to do mrtennis,. plus you can get a piece of paper and a short pencil stub and divide to get your percentage of the population 100,000 represents. or if challenged get a calculator. most people with some education can figure this one out in their head. i asked for a suggestion on demograpic site for data from the consumer electronics industry. good grief, some people....

plus you can get a piece of paper and a short pencil stub and divide to get your percentage of the population 100,000 represents. or if challenged get a calculator. most people with some education can figure this one out in their head.

Good one Hotmailjbc. I did the calculations in my head. The answer is, a pretty freakin insignificant percentage of the population. It didn't matter whether my starting number was US population or world population.

The average age of the hobbyist seems to be increasing. I don't see a lot of college kids into it. I live in Boston which is a huge university town and there are few stores left. The obsession with vinyl isn't helpful.

Go to a newstand and see if you can find an audio magazine. I can't and I I often stop by newstands with hundreds of magazines and no Stereophile etc. Not a great harbinger....