Is High End Audio Market in Recession?

[Joel27]

Is there a car audio aftermarket anymore? The shops seem to be Best Buy (oh the horror) or shops that do tint 50% of the time. The old days of 80s and 90s and pull-out HUs are gone, which brings us full circle. The smart High-End Brands are getting in on the OEM Audio gravy train. Burmeister, McIntosh, Naim, B&W, B&O to name a few. It's an effective way of advertising.

Car audio is certainly still alive but it's not at all like it was pre 2010. Best Buy is slowly downsizing all of their car audio departments. Specialty shops such as myself have to have multiple revenue streams these days.

 

[tima]

Still buying records.

 

[spiritofmusic]

You can buy a garden shed for her, so that you can sit in the living room listening to audio

Ked, it's *men* who go in garden sheds, not women.
Keep up.

 

[PeterA]

You can buy a garden shed for her, so that you can sit in the living room listening to audio

I have a friend who built his wife a she shed near the sea shore. Inside, she happily writes poetry and paints.

 

[PeterA]

Ked, it's *men* who go in garden sheds, not women.
Keep up.

Here we call those the dog house.

 

[Tangram]

I am too busy enjoying what I have. Sounds fantastic. The hifi binge reminds of the golfing boom during Covid. Many clubs have returned to pre covid levels in terms of tee time demands and membership requests.

Not ours. Our waiting list has never been bigger and we just raised the initiation fee for the first time in years. The interesting part for me is that it’s a nine-hole course, a rarity. But it’s right in town, less than 10 minutes away from home for many members. The number of golfers who want to commit six hours of their day to a round seems to be declining in favor of two-and-a-half hours door-to club-to door.

Now back to our regular programming

 

[spiritofmusic]

I have a friend who built his wife a she shed near the sea shore. Inside, she happily writes poetry and paints.

"She sketches sea shells in the shed near the sea shore".
Try saying that fast over and over again while setting up a cartridge, lol.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Here we call those the dog house.

Bad doggie!

 

[Lagonda]

I never bought anything during COVID, I just enjoyed what I had.
I was never one for buying new stuff every 5 minutes anyway, I do my research listen to everything I buy before I get anything new. Since I do my research well, I tend to buy and keep for a long time. The last thing I bought is my speakers back in December 2023, and that replaced my old speakers which I have owned for more than 10 years.

I am happy with my system and the only real big improvements I am doing now is my room treatment, It does not matter how good your system is if your room is not good enough you will never ear the extra money you spend on gear. Most people probably have not heard how good their system can sound because their room is not up to it, but they still chase after new gear.

What is the big deal about the new Jag ad, in the UK we all know Jag is an old person’s car. Looks like they are trying to attract new and maybe younger audience, good luck to them.

Hey, what do you mean Jag is only a old people's car ! I take offense !

 

[Lagonda]

I have a friend who built his wife a she shed near the sea shore. Inside, she happily writes poetry and paints.

Leif built a extra "garden house" not a shed for his wife just before a major audio upgrade, he is my hero !

 

[spiritofmusic]

Hey, what do you mean Jag is only a old people's car ! I take offense ! View attachment 140351View attachment 140352

How were the electrics on the Lagonda, Lagonda?