I think that this phenomenon of churning equipment goes hand-hand with the internet taking off i.e. the public has ready & easy access to a used & new equipment market that it did not have in 1980s. Plus, the number of manuf in each segment (amps, preamps, cables, TTs, etc) has grown many-fold & customers want to try out more/diff gear all the time.....
In the 1980s the methodology to buy equipment was much diff - it was a face-face transaction. Not so now!
Now, you buy from some user name, if you like it you keep it otherwise put it back up for sale....
In the 1980s the methodology to buy equipment was much diff - it was a face-face transaction. Not so now!
Now, you buy from some user name, if you like it you keep it otherwise put it back up for sale....