The audiophile market for traditional audio is shrinking at an alarming rate. I have been in audio sales for 30 plus years & I work for a major retailer. I have noticed a steady decline in the receiver/ traditional speaker market for the last 20 years. In the last, 2 years the business has been on life support with 0 interest in traditional audio with a flight to soundbars and Bluetooth. My store has decided to close the speaker and receiver area & to sell off all the floor stock because the inventory is dead weight. The reason that Bose & Samsung own the market now is that the audio companies cannot survive on their own without financial backing from a larger corporate sponsor. The 2ch high end market may be different but I think it will be on life support soon when time catches up to the 60 something’s that support the industry.
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?