Market Stabilization?


Anyone else notice that ‘sales’ are creeping back into the market for physical media? Getting more 10% to 15% coupons from on line merchants and independent stores. Perhaps the craziness of the last couple of years is ebbing and the market is adjusting accordingly to higher prices and supply and demand. My wallet hopes this is true. 

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Well, I haven’t noticed since I haven’t bought any physical media in years but suspect prices, with the possible exception of vinyl that’s a relatively small part of the market, will continue to fall as more and more people embrace streaming music.  Buggy whips got cheap fast as the car replaced the horse and carriage.  Nobody in my circle of friends and family under the age of 70 spins a disk of any type anymore, and one need only look at the number of DACs versus CD players available today to see where things are and where they’re going.

Vinyl and CD sales have been on the upswing for quite some time now; just check out the industry trade publications, increase in number of pressing plants, etc.