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Originally Posted by PHC1
The insane profit margins built into audio is what keeps it from dying. Any other industry would have succumbed a long time ago ... D
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I do not think the margin on most high end audio equipment is nearly as large as it might look at a quick glance. There are certainly some outliers, especially when import/export "costs" enter into it, no matter how exaggerated that might be. And some things - such as cables and accessories - do have seemingly high margins. But overall, I don't think it's fair to call the margin "insane."
In any event, the cost margins are not "built in." Ultimately, the market determines the margin, no?