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High Price

Yep, the price of audio gear has been skyrocketing faster than inflation.

But ...

Is is VERY possible to put together a frighteningly good stereo system for about $5k. In fact, you could probably do it for about $2k, too.

It can and does get better. But the price goes up, and the pool of buyers drop.

And ...

Since even at entry level, there isn't a large pool of buyers, the mass market audio companies aren't really serious about jumping in (they are going for low volume/high profits - not what they do best).

And the rest is filled by small companies that operate on the low volume/high profit model. The distribution network is either antiquated (lots of middlemen making the original company take in 25-30% of the final price as income) - or it's confusing (buying a $2k component over the internet is not for the feint of heart).



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