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Vinyl
Vinyl is dead, whats up with that, why the resurgence now?
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<blockquote data-quote="Air" data-source="post: 1130464" data-attributes="member: 15182"><p>I think it is dangerous to look at macro trends, like the growth in streaming, and by inference, conclude vinyl is dead. Besides the dominant trend, it is quite well established that other equally strong trends might be from a lower baseline or a different trajectory. A successful business often understands that it is not only the macro trends that matter but the smaller niches that are popping up in the market that creates viable ecosystems based on strong connections around a value set different to the major trend.</p><p></p><p>Vinyl, like film cameras, might not be where the mass market is moving to, but they have their own strong ecosystem built around a different value set and are often not well understood from an outside perspective. One can also look at the fashion industry for insights where a movement like vintage is very strong and often supported by younger people.</p><p></p><p>It is also useful to try and distinguish between a trend and a fad. I don't think the interests in vinyl or valve equipment are fads. A few years ago, when I often travelled to the Netherlands, I used to go around to hifi retailers and ask what the trends were. One thing that almost all the dealers in Holland, Belgium and France to a degree, agreed on was that if it was not for vinyl, they wouldn't be in business any longer. (The other was, of course, the fallacy that everyone in enthusiast in Europe buys Uber Hifi, the average price of a product hovered around 2000 Euro)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Air, post: 1130464, member: 15182"] I think it is dangerous to look at macro trends, like the growth in streaming, and by inference, conclude vinyl is dead. Besides the dominant trend, it is quite well established that other equally strong trends might be from a lower baseline or a different trajectory. A successful business often understands that it is not only the macro trends that matter but the smaller niches that are popping up in the market that creates viable ecosystems based on strong connections around a value set different to the major trend. Vinyl, like film cameras, might not be where the mass market is moving to, but they have their own strong ecosystem built around a different value set and are often not well understood from an outside perspective. One can also look at the fashion industry for insights where a movement like vintage is very strong and often supported by younger people. It is also useful to try and distinguish between a trend and a fad. I don't think the interests in vinyl or valve equipment are fads. A few years ago, when I often travelled to the Netherlands, I used to go around to hifi retailers and ask what the trends were. One thing that almost all the dealers in Holland, Belgium and France to a degree, agreed on was that if it was not for vinyl, they wouldn't be in business any longer. (The other was, of course, the fallacy that everyone in enthusiast in Europe buys Uber Hifi, the average price of a product hovered around 2000 Euro) [/QUOTE]
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Vinyl is dead, whats up with that, why the resurgence now?
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