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Why Don't More People Love Audio?

Can anyone explain why high end audio seems to be forever stuck as a cottage industry? Why do my rich friends who absolutely have to have the BEST of everything and wouldn't be caught dead without expensive clothes, watch, car, home, furniture etc. settle for cheap mass produced components stuck away in a closet somewhere? I can hardly afford to go out to dinner, but I wouldn't dream of spending any less on audio or music.
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mapman
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The only solution is to offer better value over time in "high end audio". Then more will come. Will the "high end" vendors profit more or less? Like most things I suppose it all depends.
tbg
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I doubt if cheaper high end would make much difference. Make something that you can sell for $50,000 and sell ten of and live off that.
schubert
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The average American worker makes less today than 20 years ago.
With globalization ,aka semi-slave wages in 3rd world, it will only get worse.There is no course but to fleece the well-off to rich consumer.
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geoffkait
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Let me get this straight. We don't really know what High End Audio is exactly, it depends on who you talk to. And we don't really have any idea how many people are on High End Audio. Well, we know it might be about 100 or it might be more, a whole lot more. And now were worried about the prices to get into this High End Audio having to come down so every Tom Dik and Harry can get in? I'm not sure I like the sound of that.
tbg
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Geoffkait, with 42% of all wealth concentrated in 1% of the top wealthy, they are the ones with discretionary money to buy equipment. I am not worried about the need for prices to be reduced, I am worried about the impact of the loss of the middle-class. There is not much reason for them to support government.
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