High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?

All the money in the world won't stop you from having bad-taste.
2% of Americans listen to serious music .
A boom-box is overkill for popular music.

Schubert,
That may place me out of business as media retailer where I earn the most of dollar on serious music(not on pop or rap or hiphop that brings little to none and mostly in budget crates and bins).
I believe the number isn't so pessimistic.

Maybe Czarivey has cornered the market on those 2%. :^)

I was in my local B&M audio shop today they are in process of adding a new vinyl area. The titles are varied but mostly well known ones from over the years. Except they are now $30 a pop. Cash cow anyone?

We are aging. In another 10 years our numbers will be drastically reduced by various causes. Death, dementia, hearing loss, income loss, home loss, and loss of interest are all taking their toll gradually. I was born in 1947 and I've noticed that maybe 15 - 20% of us are older than me. If statistics are to be believed I'm near the front of the baby boomer curve. But the audiophile curve trends toward a higher average age than boomers. I'm guessing our greatest population bulge was born in the 1950s sometime. So, just do the math and read the obits. This thing is closing down. The surfeit of used audio gear will cause ridiculously lopsided supply/demand ratios and paralyze the market for new gear.
Personally, I'm about a sneeze away from going all digital and ditching the expensive gear I use and hoard. Times have changed and I am stagnating in my reluctance to change with them. How about you?

Thirty dollars for vinyl records? Wow. How much do they charge for 8-tracks and cassettes?