They should charge more for it…

@dayglow  When a product is priced at such a level that it brings into focus a number of other items that are now available at the same price level, then it absolutely does invite comparison. So, while a turntable is not a super car, if it is priced at the level of a product that is significantly more complex to design, significantly more advanced in its production level/complexity and also widely sought after; then yes, it does invite comparison to said product. YMMV.

@onhwy61 The fact that the WB turntable is expensive, is NOT what is being discussed here. Instead, the point that the reviewer for the Absolute Sound mini review stated...that said turntable is in fact "under priced"! Leading to the question, do folks believe what he states??

The article states that a competitor to WB believes they should charge more for  the product.  He is simply repeating what an industry insider has stated.  What evidence to you present to doubt him?

 @onhwy61 if the competitor believes that the WB is under priced, maybe they should be buying them all up...and re-selling them at a handsome profit! Somehow, i doubt that will be happening....;0)

 I’m not saying the reviewer made up the statement ( although this would NOT be the first time something like that has happened), but that the statement itself given the context ( and the price asked) is on the face of it, disingenuous. YMMV.

I wonder if this kind of product and pricing is more a reflection of the extreme concentrations of wealth we have seen in so many countries in the past decades, creating a greatly expanded market for such pricing, rather than substantive advances in the technology of playing records.