Don’t shoot the messenger. The products that Stereo Times reviews seem to mirror the high end audio industry as a whole with pricing ranging from relatively low (Galion Audio and Pine Tree Audio), to seemingly reasonable (Coda, Grimm, and LTA), to insanely expensive (Aries Cerat and Stein Music), to just insane (QSA).
When I look at artisan electronics such as the Aries Cerat stuff, I at least see some level of value for the price in that they look cool, incorporate a reasonably high level of engineering, and reportedly sound good to great. I would really like to hear their DAC.
OTOH, because I have built cables, isolation, and other things, as well as taken apart manufactured products to be thoroughly unimpressed relative to the hype, I cannot help but call BS on $18K, three-wire power cords, $5K fuses, or $2.5K AC adaptors, sheesh!