On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 03:24:16 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In terms of consumer products, I feel that cars are one of
> the biggest rip offs going. Those 20 to 25 grand cars are hardly worth
> 10 grand.
Worth (as opposed to value) is mostly a subjective measure, though. It would
be a fair point that if such cars were overpriced, so, they'd price
themselves out of the market place.
> Really good speakers are also, again in my opinion, terribly over
> priced.
I suppose the same argument could be made about much audio equipment. But in
fairness, look at the demographic they're appealling to - put simply,
there's an audience for such price and principle.
> Yet it still costs about $250 for a middle range (say the Sony 700) MD
> player. In my opinion that is just too high. The blanks themselves are
> now, to me, reasonably priced. A CDR or even CDRW might be less. But
> all they are is a piece of plastic with metal foil on one side.
>
> The MD is a tiny precision device. Self enclosed and automatically
> opening it's shutter only when necessary.
Agreed.
But that may also be it's downfall, too. Cassette walkmans came down in
price, once higher-end portable audio became available. There's at least the
possibility that there isn't a comprehensive enough audience for the price
of such precision that MD requires. Ultimately, solid state will supersede
it, but in the short to medium term it's going to come down to whether
there's enough customers (which at the moment seems to be mainly
enthusiasts) to maintain development.
Neil
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