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What's going on with the audio market?

Recent retail sales reports are very bad and I am hearing that sales for audio equipment have been nonexistent over the past few months.  I also see more dealers putting items up for sale here and on other outlets.  Even items that have traditionally sold quickly here are expiring without being sold. 

To what would you attribute the slowdown?  Have you changed your buying habits for audio equipment and, if so, why? 
theothergreg
dchang1981
66 posts
 
i think the same problem that is going on in the watch market.  big money in asia was buying it all up, so companies started getting greedy and jacking up prices.  Now that the bottom fell out who's left to buy a 25k G series amp
ohlala
1,236 posts
 
"This stuff has a long lifespan, unlike a cellphone"

Hence the MkII dinner bells. "Come and get it!"

What I don't fully understand is how fragile the used market in the wake of audiogon changes. It appears to me the trading is way down; I have to wait forever to a particular item to be listed on any site.
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dweller
3,792 posts
 
This may be the "Big Payoff" for us loyals who spent our disposable income on gear instead of boring things like houses. If you've paid your dues and know what's what, you can (finally) pick up some bargains and have a reference quality system for half off.
Now if we would legalize weed, I could fade away in peace with the ultimate tweek.
inna
7,296 posts
 
Weed is legal in Colorado and I never heard anyone pay attention to it in Wyoming, Alaska and parts of California. 
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dweller
3,792 posts
 
These locations are too isolated. I want to be in the Nashville area (the hub of the wheel) which is a days drive from most anywhere in the country. I hear it will be a long time until any pot progress is made there (Bible belt) short of the Feds easing-up. Poor Me.
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