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In Reply to: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker posted by mbnx01 on July 24, 2012 at 12:32:03:
When a company keeps the same product model number in the fold and doesn't replace it like most of the big players do and you keep it awhile the cost to the customer is smaller than you might think.
I have Audio Note J speakers, a TT2 turntable and OTO Phono SE. I can sell each today for what I paid for them or MORE than what I paid for them because the prices of each model has risen and risen over the years.
Those $4k SS amps that companies have replaced 3 times in the last 6 years you'd be lucky to get 1/3 of what you paid (regardless of the name) and receivers - I've seen $4k receivers that I can buy for $300 now.
I think the major problem with prices is that through normal inflation things get more expensive to make - prices go up. The problem is not just in audio but virtually everything that salaries have NOT gone up to meet inflation.
I can't speaker for all workers but I can tell you that as a teacher in Canada my buying power today is less than HALF what it was in the 1980s and probably much worse in the United States.
If Prices went up 3 times since 1995 and you're salary tripled then these arguments would not be made.
But things have tripled and salaries have went up 20% then everything seems ridiculous. Companies like AN and Harbeth though can now sell to NEW Super-Power which is China and their millions of millionaires. Their salaries have probably gone up 30 times. That is where the market is and if North Americans can't afford it - who cares. The Asian market has far more money. And they're not going to give Americans a deal - why should they - if you want it you will pay the price. If you can't afford it - get a better job or buy something cheaper.
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