I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment.

Last year was my purchase/downsizing year.  Didn't have to buy better speakers but started looking at options domestically as well as abroad including some hard to find ones here in the States.

So not everything was readily available but I had a short list of possibilities I whittled down.  Almost chose a Fritz but a speaker came up out of the blue from a brand I didn't know existed and the birch plywood box (not Closer) sealed the deal and they perform as reviews stated.

There's a few products I would like to try be it amp, dac, speaker but standing pat and not chasing gear at the moment.  Perhaps if something comes up used at a great discount, then perhaps. 

Now trying to sell the gear the new ones replaced and I think alot of people are standing pat too.  Slower market, new or used.

2psyop, hear hear. I would guess that plenty of Germans who were concerned about where their country was going in 1939 were also labeled "chicken littles" or whatever the equivalent of "seagull squad" (such a cute name!) was. Half of the country has been led to believe in exceptionalism and the concept of the rugged individual (the "self-made man" myth). 

I'm very glad I purchased a car last month, and I will be engaging in what the OP proposes, no purchases unless absolutely necessary, and in those potential scenarios, used.

If tariffs remain, and it looks like they will, as pointed out electronic equipment will (is?) get(ing) more expensive and that includes equipment from American companies. 

I am in a good place as I have a nice collection of quality equipment. One thing I will watch is used equipment prices as that would likely rise as well. I would be tempted to sell my very large, well built amplifiers such as Luxman and Bryston products. I'm getting older and it's harder to lift those heavy beasts. As well, I am quite impressed with the small chip amps. So a cheap Chinese chip amp, even with a hefty tariff still isn't too bad to contemplate.

Don't get me wrong, I hate the tariff proclamations and don't want to go back to 1950 or the gilded age whenever America was perceived as being great. I think small well defined tariffs would be okay, but the sledge hammer approach is ridiculous.

@61falcon +1

There's two sides to this story...

I always hated Tariffs. It was not an equal playing field. I was charged tariffs to send my products to other countries but my overseas competitors could bring in their products here with no fees. It gave them an unfair price advantage.

I never heard anyone complaining about tariffs then. This isn't a "sledge hammer" approach. If you charge a tariff we will charge you the EXACT amount back at you. Sounds perfectly fair!

Oh, how comsumers loved those cheap prices all the while supporting my competitors.  Yes, tariffs are totally unfair when only one side has them.