Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?


I don't have any specific example but just from looking at it overall, it seems like high-end components prices have really risen more than inflation.  

Or may be it is must me?

andy2

@recluse 

The reality is, gas is the lifeblood of all things that have a cost.

So yes  Biden and his admin are the cause for gas price elevation,  with a little icing by the Russian embargo.

Printing money bodes for the future.  Essentially anything in your saving account now will be worthless in your old age.

Gas prices are not Trump's nor Biden's nor Millard Filmore's fault. Oil refiners curtailed production due to the fall off in demand over the past several years.  Refiners will ramp up production only to the point where they wont materially hurt current margins when balanced with their desired production and profitability goals.

 

Money has been printed since the beginning of recorded time...why is anyone surprised? The money supply will always grow as population grows. If you are concerned about the value of your savings, Bitcoin is always an option I guess.

If you are concerned about the value of your savings, Bitcoin is always an option I guess.

Until the grid goes down or someone lights off one big ass EMP bomb.
👍😄👍    If that ever happens, I'll literally laugh my ass off.

All the best,
Nonoise

 

Money has been printed since the beginning of recorded time...why is anyone surprised? The money supply will always grow as population grows.

It's not a surprise.  It's just that the magnitude of money printing lately that is alarming along with total US debt.  If you look at the US debt gragh, it just took off.

 

 

 

I hope this statement isn’t viewed as too political, it is just my opinion.

From the first day of the new administration, it seems everything was done to curtail energy independence. Was it because it was the opposite of what the previous administration was doing? My wife seems to think so. But why? Everything we eat, buy or do are related to some type of transportation and the higher that cost the more everything will cost.

Electric cars, windmills, solar power are still very much in its infant stage. Heck someday I may even buy an electric car. When and if they are a more reliable and a cost-effective choice.

But for now, we must control our own country’s needs. And that includes not relying on other governments. The world is just too volatile.

Just MY Humble Opinion. BTW, I do have Geothermal heating and cooling in my home. This is because for me it was cost effective.

ozzy