Why Is Hi-Fi So Expensive?
High-end audio equipment is expensive. I know you don’t need me to tell you that, but I will anyway. But why is it so expensive? Mostly it’s because the people who design and build high-end components are not trying to build a product that sells at a price-point that their marketing research tells them is the ‘sweet spot’ for that particular category. They’re instead trying to build something unique, a product they’d like to own themselves. Most importantly, they want to build a product they (and you) can be proud of. I recently had a salutary lesson in component costs myself. After what was a freakish accident that involved a set of ‘way too big speaker wires, cable elevators, a cam boot and a cup of tea, I found myself having…
