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?

jtucker

By gawd, we're cranky....

I'm just a 'phile of sorts that's so used to doing the improbable with next to nothing that I'm at the point of doing the impossible with nothing...just to make the attempt, to occupy my remaining time, with the little I can amass to try to do so.

As was quote in a sort of context;

"If there be self-made hells, we all must live in them."

At least, it keeps me warm and occupied.....*S*

I think the audiophile community has shrunk drastically. In my metro area we have one audio shop. Its out of a guys house and he sells very boutique audio gear. The population in this region is well over a million people.

On a personal note...I've had some Audience cabling for sale now for a couple of months. Its priced very fairly, and I can't even get an offer. Its getting harder and harder to sell used gear.

 

But we all/mostly all agree that you are ruining these conversations by constantly berating people. 

Gee, you'd think the moderators would have noticed such behavior. How did they miss it? Perhaps you should alert them. Or, you could just leave @mahgister alone. He's been a welcome presence here for a long time.

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