[Audio Empire]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:28:52 -0800, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article ):

"Audio Empire" wrote in message

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:48:29 -0800, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article ):

"Scott" wrote in message


I don't agree that the *inherent*
colorations of vinyl are so gross that one can easily
identify them by ear alone

But, you won't take reasonable steps to demonstrate that
assertion.

and I also disagree that the
colorations are so severe that no LP can ever truly
sound great.

Given the current market penetration of the LP,
essentially a moot point. Virtually nobody ever listens
to LPs any more. Very few people even have turntables.

OK, let's see your facts and figures Arny. What
percentage of audio enthusiasts do have turntables in the
world and do listen to vinyl?

Based on the 40 or so people in my audio club, nobody listens to vinyl any
more, even the few people like me who still have a turntable.

You see, your constant assertion that "virtually nobody"
listens to LPs any more", doesn't seem to Jibe with
reality.

OK, let's see your facts and figures. What percentage of audio enthusiasts
do have turntables in the world and do listen to vinyl?



You are the one that asserts that nobody listens to vinyl any more. My
assertion is based on the large number of record decks, arms, cartridges and
phono preamps available in the marketplace today and the fact that new ones
are coming out all the time. If nobody listens to vinyl any more, there would
be no market for these devices, yet there obviously is. People can't stay in
business if nobody is buying their products. That's basic business economics.


However I did talk to Sumiko (who imports Pro-Ject tables and several
cartridge lines) this AM, and their marketing guy told me that Sumiko sold
almost a half a million turntable units in the USA and Canada alone in 2010.
Worldwide, he said that estimates are that vinyl is a 1.2 billion dollar
business. A niche, yes, but a big enough pie that many companies can get a
healthy slice of it. And it means that the number of people who listen to
vinyl is hardly "nobody" and that those "nobodies" are (currently, anyway)
growing in number.