Law of Diminishing Returns; where does it kick in?



I think that most of us who have been in this hobby for a while have experienced the "law of diminishing returns", the point at which spending a lot more money produces a little bit better sound or just tradeoffs.

I would like your opinions on where you believe this occurs in Speakers, Amps, CD players, and cabling.
ultrakaz

Showing 1 response by jtinn

So much depends on what you want in a system. Getting that extra little bit definitely costs quite a bit more. With speakers, if you want that big, live sound, with lots of air movement, it is going to take a big speaker, which in turn is going to cost more money than a smaller speaker. Is the sound worth the difference in price? That would be for you to decide.

If you spend $80K for a BMW, is it 4 times as good as a $20K
Honda? For some people, it is definitely worth the money, but it is also relative to what we earn.

This is not an audio only issue, it is relevent to most things; clothes, cars, women, etc. :)