Krell, MBL, Levinson, et al... What if 50% off?

No, it's not just about price. It's about priorties IMHO. As @jijoh123 points out there's lots of other things competing for one's financial attention. Necessities...

Additionally younger listeners have smaller spaces and are more mobile than older generations. Personal music appliances (headphones, digital players) are more and more popular. Smaller homes don't support big floor standers. And there's the fact that younger audiences prefer to enjoy experiences (travel, camping, etc) than to have "stuff". We've had younger dinner guests and they marvel at my modest rig.

Happy listening.

@jijoh123 - if you live in a city with good public transportation, cars are not a necessity. I've lived quite happily without one since 1973. 

@richardbrand 

Boy oh boy do I wish there was a dealer like that anywhere near me!

My Krell dealer used to let me buy Krell items at a decent discount, and return them a month or two later if I did not get value from them, no penalty.  When the amp blew some capacitors. the dealer's technicians fixed it in his workshop.  But that dealer is pretty special, rated in the top five worldwide.

@yesiam_a_pirate 

When prodded he added that most customers are buying the dealer experience and support and that's how he gets his markup. Interesting. 

Not that interesting at all. Or new. They are called Value Added Resellers (VARs).

The ones that add little to no value die.