Over and Over and Over again Money has nothing to do with sound quality.
Why do you people keep positing this?
It is design and parts quality that make the sound.
I can modify any audio component to be as good as or better than another audio component at any price point. Been doing this for 20 plus year now. Most, if not all audio components are built to a price point so they are mostly all compromised to begin with.
This is easy to understand - pop the lid - look at the parts inside a $5K unit and compare to a $50K unit. Not much of a difference in general terms.
Happy Listening.