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I looked at inflation rates vs price hikes

I took the Bryston 4BST at $2500 back around 1999 compared to the current equivalent Bryston 4B3 today at $5700.

The cumulative inflation from January 1999 to January 2017 was about 48%. The Bryston 4BST to 4B3 price hike was a whopping 128% !!

They're all doing it, CJ, ARC, Rowland, Levinson, etc. I can only guess that volume must be down so they need to make it up somehow, and that somehow means jacking prices through the roof. How long can this go on? There are only so many audiophiles with unlimited funds for this hobby.




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