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What the audio market is doing right now.

Brand coverage, dealer mix, and the calendar of shows that actually move product. The cleaned signal, separated from the noise.

Market footprint at a glance

1,520dealers tracked252brands tracked
90distributors
15upcoming hifi shows

brand coverage

The widest-distributed brands in the dealer set.

Counted by the number of authorized dealers carrying each brand across the 1,520 we track.

market structure

Where the brands play.

Brand count by category. Brands that sit in multiple segments are counted in each.

dealer mix

Who actually staffs the showrooms.

Dealer count by self-reported tier. Most of the market sits in the major-to-boutique middle — that's the segment we built the playbook for.

geographic reach

Where the rooms are.

Top regions by authorized-dealer count. US states and international markets share one ranking — the cyan dot marks a US state.

calendar

The next shows that move product.

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what dealers are saying

Verbatims from the showroom floor.

Demos are way up — but the people walking in already know more than they did two years ago. They want comparisons, not pitches.
Northeast specialty dealer
Streaming-first systems outsold turntables three to one this quarter. We are still doing analog setups, but the mix has shifted hard.
Midwest custom-install shop
Headphone stuff continues to print. Two-channel is steady. Home-theater is the surprise — people are spending real money on the room itself.
West coast boutique

anonymized · curated from active dealer conversations

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snapshot · Apr 27, 2026