More music is being bought now more than ever. Obviously music is important to people. Most of it through things like ITunes. Most of it is played back through headphones on ipods. Since there is a huge volume of people doing this, and lots of young people within this group, it seems to me a certain percentage of them will become interested in better playback. After market headphones are selling well. Websites like headfi are swelling in numbers. A certain percentage of these people will investigate further into audio and that will include higher end two channel setups. These are the seeds planted that is hope for the high end.
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
Can anyone explain why high end audio seems to be forever stuck as a cottage industry? Why do my rich friends who absolutely have to have the BEST of everything and wouldn't be caught dead without expensive clothes, watch, car, home, furniture etc. settle for cheap mass produced components stuck away in a closet somewhere? I can hardly afford to go out to dinner, but I wouldn't dream of spending any less on audio or music.