Wow, do you know which models are the ones that they discontinued? Im guessing anything before 2000 maybe?
Closer inspection its all of them. The 9, 11, 13 15, C18, C34, BF210, BF212, ESL, ESLX, Neolith, change varies 5% to 27% : There are misc things like brackets and some inwall in ceiling as well.
Prices going up because of higher costs. They looked an every single sku and addressed costs individually. If they were raising prices just to get more money it would be across the board increase. They said they really are resisting raise because they did it a year ago, they only raised items that are costing them more to make and only enough to cover cost. On low end 5% increase and high end 27%.
Supply is low of certain components for sure, but eventually the consumer is just going to say no, thats too much to spend. Eventually that point will be reached. A recession is already underway but hasnt really hit yet. The market for audiophile products will probably not be affected nearly as much, since most of its customers have more disposable income than the general public.
RJ, you hit the nail on his head. I am truly sorry for your neighbour. I hope he has private insurance helping out with his medical bills. Indeed, it is a lesson applicable to all aspects of life from audio to cars, homes, cottages, vacations, etc. Always be humble and try to upgrade at a slow pace. I have a modest system that has taken me 30 years to put together. Hence, it is very precious to me. Every time, I hear it, it is very special and I feel very lucky with lots of pride of ownership.
You think like me. We have a nice rainy day fund with just cash sitting in a savings account for emergencies, for things that can and will go wrong. I fully expect to have to replace our roof in the next 5 or 10 years, new AC, etc. **** happens. I keep raising the lower limit that I will let that fund have in it because I am feeling less and less confident in the future. I too feel like it is best to be conservative and not live on the edge.
25% on some products, Shawn did say that ever piece will be different, is huge. Overall inflation is about 10% now in many parts of the world, and so id expect no more than around that much. I suppose it wouldnt matter so much if pay was keeping pace, but it is not. Our family income is about the same it was 3 to 5 years ago. Inflation is a nasty thing, especially when youre on pace to possibly break 10% by the end of the year.
:I'm with you. Especially when you consider they just did a 10% increase across the board less than a year ago. So we're looking at prices that will be anywhere from 15% to 37% higher than they were at this time last year. That's kind of crazy.
SKU = Stock Keeping Unit. This has been used for decades. It's a unique code assigned to an individual product for inventory purposes.
