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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They will have the same reason they have had for a century,the greatest brainwashing mechanism planet earth has ever seen, US K-12 .
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.)
Hmmm, wonder if that has anything has to do with the fact that you're one of those who sells high end audio?
Hmmmm, speaking of statistics, one wonders how many of the super rich are audiophiles. My guess is about 0.5%.
I've been in the real estate business for 38 years, so you can imagine how many homes I've been into. During the busy seasons I'm into up to 50 homes a week. It has always amazed me how many homes ... and its the majority, that have NO books and NO music. They live a life as shallow as their flat screen TVs. Taking my books and music away would be like chopping off my right and left arms. I guess its just the way America is these days.
Opapa - I too am surprised at the absence of not only quality playback gear, but usually no gear at all. Not just in nicer homes for sale, but also show homes on tour. It's not like these folks don't have the funds for it. It is simply off their radar. But then again, perhaps they are wealthy because they have not spent their fortune chasing audio gear. Hmm ...