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Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
When the banks need money, they issue bonds. The FED purchase the bonds, but since the FED doesn’t have any cash, they have to print money out of thin air. I understand there is a need to expand the money supply when the is a growth in population... 
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
The FED doesn't print money. Yes.  
Audiophile Fuses: Helpful or "Snake Oil"?
I also measured on a scope. This has to be the most naive statement in audio.    
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
A nice convertible Bentley will cost a couple hundred thousand. The price of cars is just getting too expensive!!  High end stuffs do cost a lot more money but the issue I raised is that the cost has risen quite a bit lately.    
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
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 wit... 
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
US national debt clock: https://www.usdebtclock.org/ The FED is a giant ponzi scheme. Actually the US debt to GPD ratio is not as bad as among the world leading economy.  https://www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html   
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
All FIAT currency will eventually fail.  The current FED 8 trillion dollar balance sheet may be a start.  
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
"The Fed" had nothing to do with it. The majority of wealth of the ultra rich is created through the rise in asset bubbles such as the stock market and the housing market. The FED has a lot to do with it.    
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
As long as we are willing to fork over the cash, the supplier is willing to raise the price.  Where does that cash come from?   The FED has a way to distribute wealth.  Quantitative easing is a way to transfer wealth from the middle class to t... 
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
Abstracting stuff up to a couple variables and thinking you can draw a conclusions is idiotic. Like reading an amps rms watts and drawing a conclusion about what it sounds like. . May be you could educate us a bit?  Tell us what we don't know.    
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
It's all Joe Biden's fault. Everything adds up.  Even before Biden took the office, the FED had been going on a money  printing spree.  When Biden took office, he did have a bit of a spending spree too (basically just adding more spending after... 
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
What a mess and still years to go until relief! I am not sure how the FED going to unwind their 8 trillion dollar balance sheet.  Is it even possible?  What if we going to have a crisis tomorrow, what are they going to do?  Just adding more to ... 
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
I think the root cause is the FED has been printing money.  I mean look at their balance sheet.  They got 8 trillion dollars.  All that was just trying to artificially inflate the stock market and the housing market but at the expense of inflating... 
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
have you checked used prices lately? I haven't but maybe it's something I need to look into once my car lease has expired.    
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
what hasn’t gone up and it doesn’t have to be audio related. Right. Housing cost is another item which has gone up quite a bit. On the other hand, automobile price has more or less stay reasonably with respect to inflation.