it's economics. restrict the quantity and charge more. within a small firm, like ayre, there are svereal obvious reasons why a cd player is expensive. mass market firms can offer a range of prices (nad, e,g, ?) .
anyway, it would seem that the format is not dead.
i assume the implication of the thread is one-box players, not dacs and transports, which are usually red book only. although perhaps not the implied subject of this thread,i believe there are dacs available for under $1000. as for transports, i am not familiar with their price ranges.
by the way, if a product is being discontinued, the price usuually goes down not up. in the case of cd players, there is no reason for a high or low price, it is purely based upon marketing decisions of firms. its a matter of microeconomics.
anyway, it would seem that the format is not dead.
i assume the implication of the thread is one-box players, not dacs and transports, which are usually red book only. although perhaps not the implied subject of this thread,i believe there are dacs available for under $1000. as for transports, i am not familiar with their price ranges.
by the way, if a product is being discontinued, the price usuually goes down not up. in the case of cd players, there is no reason for a high or low price, it is purely based upon marketing decisions of firms. its a matter of microeconomics.