Why is the price of new tonearms so high

Im wondering why the price of new tonearms are so high, around $12k to $15k when older very good arms can be bought at half or less?

perrew06-23-2009 6:03pm

jimjoyce25 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 215 posts 06-26-2009 at 03:02am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Has anyone actually heard either of the Continuum arms? Your thoughts would be appreciated.