New Music Direct Catalog

Restoration Hardware rivals for its catalogs. Everything in them looks spooky.b

I had a chance to flip through this catalog today, and what jumped out at me was: What happened to speakers? When did they become so irrelevant?

I mean $30K turntables, $25K preamps, $40K monoblock amps, and the most expensive speakers they carry are $5K Wharfdale's? Hell, they were selling speaker cables that cost $5K.

I know it's not the 70's anymore, when dealers said you should spend 70% of your audio budget on speakers, but has the system totally reversed itself now? Are speakers simply a side dish now? When did that happen?

Cheers,
John

I get the Audio Advisor catalog periodically now. Also very nice. THey sell direct or via Amazon for some things at least. Most interesting catalog I have received in years since the days of DAK, Radio Shack, Lafayette catalogs, etc.

Im lucky, I get 2 of these catalogs. I get one in my name, and because wifey has ordered me some stuff thru the years, one comes in her name also. I save one for posterity. Two years ago, Paul McCartney cover,last year Jerry Garcia, Springsteen this year.
They are gorgeous.

try comparing it to the B&H Photo Video mailer. mind-boggling.