Fall and rise of the hi-fi show

摘要

Anyone who regularly visited the big hi-fi shows of the '70s, '80s and early '90s will recognise just how far we've fallen in recent times. Today's exhibitions - with perhaps one or two exceptions - are a pale reflection of those from the glory days. Some commentators regularly blame the hi-fi industry itself for failing to reach out to new audiences, but the decline of the UK as the 'home of the hi-fi show' goes far deeper and wider. In my view, it's nothing less than a socio-economic phenomenon. And to better understand the roots of this dwindling footfall we need to look not locally, but globally.