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"To be specific: Cable Asylum...and humorless too."

And one would expect what there exactly? Wires tend to be somewhat controversial leaving little room for humor.

No room for humor says a lot about the validity of whatever might be going down there.

"You have to walk the party line or get reported and slapped."

Another job for Donald Trump. I wonder how much he pays for his wires? Probably more for his hair. :-)

The only thing I would find interesting about a $14K anything is if someone thought it sounded bad. Especially a wire.

I do find beneficial innovative new features interesting.

"Sounds really good" is passe. Most of us have been there, done that and many for much less. Some just rave about things better than others.

And even if someone says it sounded bad, I would still be skeptical. How bad can anything that realistically cost 14K sound? Maybe the user screwed up and has no clue. That might be more likely.

Value is another thing. I'm sure there are some who might have even found a coat hanger to sound pretty good. As long as its metal that is. :^)

Its products that many people rave about and think sound good that catch my interest. There is power in numbers. If enough people actually buy and like something, there is probably something to it. With uber expensive niche products, there is typically not many data points to go on.

When you buy something expensive, the pressure is usually on to like it a lot accordingly. Or else, try to sell and take a big financial hit. Nothing unique to audio there.