I would think about the amount of audiophiles worldwide. The reason I say this is that I have sold a lot of high-end used gear over ebay and at least a third of it has been shipped outside the country. My VPI TNT-3 went to Australia, believe it or not. Shakti Tile to Japan! (I never heard it do a thing.) And so forth. I own Sonus Faber speakers built in Italy, and I'm sure they are purchased all over the world. Moon streamer from Canada. I purchased a used ARC phono preamp from Canada. My headphone amp is from China. And so forth. I live in the USA.
How large (or small) is the audiophile market?
Just curious, how big is the total market for audiophile hardware? There seem to be a lot of manufactures vying for a a small pool of potential buyers. I've read in places that as boomers age the market is shrinking. I don't know very many young people, but none that i do know are into it. Anyone have any idea what the total market size is?