Porsche

Interesting that KEF is the only manufacturer to advertise in Porsche's club magazine. I learned of a new dealer I had never heard of in 40 yers in the local market. I ended up buying a pair of speakers from him.

I guess advertising works sometimes. I am surprised there aren't other audio companies advertising there.

I was just at a local PCA Wash 'n Shine event on Tuesday night at a nice local winery and we had a huge turnout. Bigger than I can ever remember for this event, and it wasn't even in a good Spring month where we can get lots of daylight - couldn't see the cars after about 7:45. (We had to do it later in the year because of Covid). I've been in the club for 18 years and I am amazed at how many newbies keep showing up. That's what is causing the prices to rise. Simple supply and demand..... 

And by the way, they are ALL going up (except for maybe new ones purchased in the last 3-4 years that aren't special cars like GT4s, Boxster Spyders, GT3s, etc).

@millercarbon  - you have your purists and then you have your track junkies and all their exhausts, suspension and engine mods. The thing is, everyone is interested in all of the models and years (except SUVs) and appreciates the differences and evolution, especially of the 911. Everyone loves to give advice and help - nobody denigrates anyone’s ride, even an old beater 924. People love to track them.

I think audiophila  is an OCD pursuit - always looking for the holy grail. Porsches and cars in general are a much bigger hobby and many people look at them as investments as evidenced by the televised car auctions. Nobody looks to have their audio equipment act as a financial investment, and if they do, they will be disappointed.

In today’s environment, most people only care about convenience, new iPhones get all the attention, and the only people picking up the audio hobby seem to be the hipsters getting into turntables. Let’s hope they start making a little cash and become more committed and interested in pursuing audio nirvana. Also, we should emphasize it does not have to cost a ton of $$ to get started and it can be a simple process. We don’t have to start talking with them about MC cartridges, tonearms, isolation/suspension, tubes, etc. 

The latest discussion about record cleaning machines is a prime example of how you can go nuts with the stuff. Taking an hour to clean a record as shown in a video that was posted by someone showing the Degritter sent me running in the other direction and I have been pursuing audio nirvana for over 40 years. The guy is off the deep end….