The three best years for modern era high end audio sales in terms of units sold and revenue were 2021, 2022 and 2023.
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@hilde45 Indeed, as you know better than most due to your profession of interpreting data accurately and objectively for a living, the data can convince either side of a topic that they reading the tea leaves appropriately.
I posit that there has never been a time in our hobby where competent music systems and specifically, access to music, has been more readily available. Now, that access is different and the definition of "what is hifi" is different to different groups. When many on Audiogon were getting interested, there was a local hifi ship and it served equals parts retail/service shop and audio hangout. We ALL remember those days and there were more than a few who hung out and never bought.
The pandemic shined a bright light on every segment of the industry. You discovered quickly which companies had an accidental business model and supply chain relationship, different abilities to act/react to the changing landscape and wildly different demand curves depending on the product and the manufacturer's ability to deliver. We experienced 20 years of change in three years.
Everything is going to be ok...hifi will live on and shift just fine with or without us. If objectively analyzing generations of data tells us anything, it is dominated by the fact that (A) the law of large numbers is actually a reasonable predictor and (B) every generation believes they are exceptional and most generations are incorrect. LOL. |
@rok2id
Aren't Toyota, VW and Stellantis(Fiat-Chrysler) #1, 2 &4 as far as sales worldwide? What could be more flourishing? |
Your entire, miserable, incoherent treatise is delusional but, the good news is, it probably won't last until end of day. |
I always find it interesting how people are capable of behaving when they can be anonymous. Racist memes and over-generalizations are typically the hyperbole of those yet to reach puberty. I do think its very cool of you though that your username pays tribute to Biggie. Very cool indeed. |
I’m unsure if there is an IQ test administered to move here, but you may want to have your guardian check on that for you. |