Are Sales Down

Look at the age of attendees at the Hi Fi audio shows......alot of gray hairs, not alot of people under 50.

Overall, trends seem away from large home systems, fewer big floorstander speakers, more small standmounts with or without subwoofer reinforcement, fewer multi-box amplification installations and more integrated products that are room-friendly. Generally, there is less interest in high-dollar audio shrine construction with multiple plinths for speakers and amplifiers. People have less room they want to devote to the hobby. Apartment-dwellers settle for headphones and small installations that don't disturb the neighbors. Buyers want gear that delivers good sound they can live with without having it dominate their living spaces. The dedicated hobbyist that seeks esoteric products and designs is sadly become a distant outlier. (I think of the talented and dedicated English gentleman living and working at his farmhouse in France, meticulously reproducing Western Electric horns in solid wood.)

During Covid, I was able to sell a lot of components and cables very quickly.  In the last year, I have had no luck selling anything, even with really good equipment.  For example, I have had an Inakustic 3500P Power Conditioner on multiple sights, including USAudio, without success.

Combine that with the people who make you an offer and you accept it and then they go silent prior to making the payment.  Why do people bother making an offer if they are not going to buy?  Frustrating!!!!!

The Editorial in the current issue of Stereophile discusses a slow down for the entire industry 

Seems like the consensus is things have slowed down. I did manage to sell some of my gear, but it wasn't on here. Some of it was because I gave a couple younger guys breaks and sold it to them dirt cheap. Still have the big amp, I may just box it and and bury it in a closet until Fall and we'll see if things are picking up at all...