More speakers for sale than other componenet. Y?


There are more speakers for sale on AudiogoN than other component, except for cables (1512 - 1606). And even that is very close.

I understand why there are so many cables for sale (High profit margin), but it just struck me as odd, because speakers are often thought of as the cornerstone of a system. Aren't most systems built around a good set of speakers?

Maybe that's why there are so many companies trying for that niche?

In my case, I have had the same pair of speakers for about 10 years (Alon I), and I have completely replaced the electronics and cables. Some more than once.

What is your opinion/experience?

Brad
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My guess is that there are more speakers for sale because there are more speakers made. Other audio components have to take a back seat in manufacturing. And after all, most systems have two speakers or more--so they must be the most important thing! They certainly take up the most room. And what does the plumber say when he visits your house to fix a leak and hears your system playing? "Hey, those are great speakers!"

(One exception: if you have a Shanling CD-T100 CD player he will ask you how much that cost first.)

Photon and the guys are right, a heckuva lot of folks try swapping speakers as a remedy for unsatisfactory sound before they go upstream. And the same number of people have unsatisfactory sound in the first place because they spent a wad on highly revealing speakers, then "matched" them with a lesser source, one with faults for the speakers to reveal.