Why CD players so expensive when the fomat is dead

Vernneal,

Correction to the user name-sorry.

who would want to buy from wal mart?

"Why CD players so expensive when the format is dead"

I think the question kind of answers itself. When things get near death, the price goes way up. U can still buy a cassette deck too, for some reason? If the op has been paying attention, red-book players have been off the market for about 4 years. (Im not talking about DVD players that do everthing.)The only CD redbook only players that remain are the high end models.

"When things get near death, the price goes way up"

Really? Is there a positive correlation?

G.

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.