|
Speaker Asylum General speaker questions for audio and home theater. |
|
|
|
Speaker Asylum General speaker questions for audio and home theater. |
|
In Reply to: RE: Never have understood why... posted by middleground on July 25, 2012 at 05:30:10:
>> The whole crazy insane price thing pulls up the price
>> of other products.... It will eventually affect YOU
>> in the pocketbook...
Sounds like you're of the opinion the world should run according to your rules. Good luck with that.
Your comment on pricing has never been a universal truth. We have plenty of products -- particularly electronics -- that used to be very expensive that are now cheap. My first computer with floppy drives cost $2,000 at a time when an IBM XT was $5,000. IBM did not pull up the price of other computers.
The first RCA Victor color TV cost $1,000 in 1954 and was down to $500 ten years later. Today you can buy a 25" flat screen (larger picture) with high definition for prices that start under $150.
This history of retail prices is that if someone can still make a profit while undercutting someone else's price, they'll do it.
While it's sad that, IMO, some companies in the "high end" of audio are more into exclusivity and status than performance, that only works for a small percentage of buyers.
If people think Harbeth is too expensive for what they're getting, then the market will eventually take care of that problem.
I did a rough check of the number of speaker models on the market a few years back and quit counting at 1,000. If you're telling me that a person can't find a speaker they like at a price they want to pay from among the currently available models, then nothing will ever make that person happy.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Fallacy - mls-stl 08:16:17 07/25/12 (3)
- RE: Fallacy - middleground 16:41:52 07/25/12 (2)
- RE: Fallacy - Sordidman 10:01:17 07/26/12 (0)
- Actually, what I've figured out... - mls-stl 17:02:42 07/25/12 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
