How large (or small) is the audiophile market?

Audiophile record sales of new pressing seem to be doing pretty well. I would say that anyone that buys an audiophile record when a "regular" pressing is available is an audiophile. I don't want to start an argument with the digital only folks, but that is a good start. 

They have no problem selling 20-30,000 of $100+ records of very popular albums. Maybe one in 50 audiophiles buys them (this is global). Add on the digital audiophiles and you're probably at a couple million people worldwide. Higher percentages of the population are in they group in England, Europe and Asia.

If you widen the group to include anyone who buys $1500 speakers, you've gone too far because you've included HT people, many who have no idea what 2 channel auto sounds like.

@chenry one of 2 BestBuys in my city has closed and the one still open has Magnolia no more. So I am not sure how real it is. 

The UHQR release of Aja is limited to 30,000 copies and are still in stock so is it safe to say less than 30,000?  ; )

I'd love to know the actual numbers of 75k speakers sold annually in the US, that and how many 100k amps. I think the absurdly high priced components must sell in the few dozens annually. 

To my knowledge, the customer base is in Asia for most of the "ultra high end" sales from us/euro brands.

I'd love to know the actual numbers of 75k speakers sold annually in the US, that and how many 100k amps. I think the absurdly high priced components must sell in the few dozens annually.