Why is the price of new tonearms so high

My philosophy is always if it floats your boat and you can afford it, then you should buy it! Life's too short to wait.

I'd like to be around to see the price for a new tonearm in another 100 years or so!

Maybe by then all will agree that they finally got digital "right".

When you need to spend a lot of money, because you feel better that you can afford something the other one can't, fine too. Most do that.

Strange statement Syntax, from someone with 8 of the most expensive tonearms and 7 of the most expensive cartridges?
Not to mention turntables and amps that would be the envy of the treasury departments of some third world countries?

Starts to be a very interesting thread...save it before it's too late !

Best, Jean.

Dear fellow audiophiles, let me give a final statement to all those, who enjoy and believe in the constant progress and evolution in low-tech mechanics and modern day marketing (which incidently is my profession....):
"mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur!"
No, - its not the Roman's this time........... a fellow countryman of mine from some 5 centuries back.
For those who weren't pained by Latin in their schooldays, there is always Wikipedia...... ;-)
Enjoy sunday music,
D.

D,
For those of us who WERE pained, I thought that was a Roman (can't remember who offhand, but my 3rd-year Latin teacher was always good for a pithy quote)
But yes, it is a handy quote.

FWIW, I have seen several people mention wrapping a tonearm tube with something in order to dampen vibration. I am wondering where that vibration goes... It is not sinked into something else, so perhaps it just disappears into the air, whereas if the tonearm tube was not wrapped in whatever, it would not dissipate into the air... Someone care to enlighten me how that works?