Really expensive systems that sounded great?

I have a stash.

@kenjit Enjoy your $8 Big Mac meal with its $0.40 worth of meat.  Low cost, high convenience, shorter life span- who’s the bigger fool?  Something to think about…

I have heard the Ultra 7’s in Atlanta a few times.  The first time was with ARC Ref 6SE and 160M amps.  They made me sit up and take notice. They sounded great. That was summer of 21. Then last November I heard them again but with Dan Agostino gear. Not quite as impressive as I remembered it before.  Both times the sources were the same- the DAC and vinyl.  Just something to note.  

I have an S-Class.  The sound system is great.  I play it at a very low volume.  It doesn’t hold a candle to my home stereo. 

How's that?

It’s the base system Burmeister, not the high end googolplex speaker system with moonrock impregnated drivers.

The real entertainment is the twin turbo V-8 and active comfort seats. Oh, brakes work good too.

When I was a kid, I remember my Grandfather buying a new Lincoln Town Car around 1970 or so.  “It practically drives itself,” he bragged.  Nowadays they actually do drive themselves.  Good thing too with all the buttons and screen menus I must roll through to find the seat massage.

I’m kidding.  I’m embarrassing myself.  I do like cars.  Saw the interior on this car and my wife had no hesitation with me buying it.  It’s the colors that matter to her.

And like some of you have mentioned- wife approval is a factor in building a system.  I too had to spend about double for much of my stereo gear over the years.  A new amp complimented with new earrings…