More potential bad news for some big names...

Frankly, I'm surprised it's taken this long for some of the big names to be in big trouble. Every time I go to an audio show, I'm amazed at the high prices of gear and wonder how many brands can stay in business. I have a household income of about $150K and have no big debt (house and cars paid off over 12 years now), but I balk at spending the amounts asked for some of this gear. I'm sure most young people are just not able to put out the cash for this stuff when many see home ownership as nearly unobtainable.

Also, the ownership of particular brand really doesn't mean much. Either the current owners or the new owners have the potential to sink or swim. Usually, however, new owners will bring a cash infusion to help save a company on the rocks.

Everybody knows about how some of the top components at Marantz are made in a special facility in a premium fashion kinda like Klipsch RF-7's right?

During Covid, I watched the price of a JL Audio F113 go from 4K to 5K to 6K in three months.   50% increase in price.  Not worth it.

Here in the UK the younger generation are being battered by high prices for flats and houses and other cost of living pressures. New and recently built property has got steadily smaller so space is at a premium.

The high end is coping but for how long is difficult to predict.

As Clinton famously said "It.s the economy stupid"