Wednesday, March 28, 2012

WHOLESALE AUDIO – The Audio Market Today



If we were to go back and see how audio recording evolved over the centuries, it is not surprising that humans dreamed for centuries of recording “sound”. It was sometime during the Industrial Revolution (1900s) that this dream started becoming a reality. With tiny tools and instruments for analyzing and capturing data, audio recording started to evolve and emerge as an industry offering different types of audio products to consumers. Today, you will hardly come across someone who does not own an audio product for their home, car, or workspace.

Over the years, the medium of recording has witnessed many changes and so has the mix of audio products along with it, starting with mechanical recording, and then followed with the phonograph, gramophone, magnetic tape , multi-track recording, recording on film, and finally to digital. During the late 1990s and 2000s, the consumer marketplace went through a major change with tapes and gramophones giving way to compact discs (CDs).

In terms of wholesale audio distributor product offerings now, it comprises of everything from radios, radio data systems, portable audio equipment, tape players, radio-tape combos and CD players, loudspeakers, speakers, amplifiers, receivers, headphones, cables, and audio systems such as home theater and car audio systems, etc.

Today, the number of wholesale audio products in the markets is far greater than anytime back in history. The number of manufacturers making wholesale audio products has also considerably gone up. With a plethora of products and manufacturers out there to choose from, it can be quite exhausting to research and decide on what to buy, where to buy, and from whom to buy! Moreover, the audio market is fragmented into many niches which makes it all the more difficult for consumers to make these decisions easily.

The web is a good place for consumers to start their research and find reviews, reports, and articles prior to making a final buying decision. Audio can be bought through a wholesale audio dealer or at a retail outlet. However, wholesale audio distributors offer discounted prices, carry all the branded lines and are easy to find on the web. The wholesale audio market can be further fragmented and specialized based on the type of audio products they carry.