The law of diminshing returns?


Came across this article today, just wanted to share it for your perspectives. https://hometheaterhifi.com/blogs/expensive-dacs-what-exactly-are-you-getting-for-the-money/

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The law of diminishing returns applies to budget orient folks. It does not apply to audiophiles where the quest is for the greatest sound quality. In this case each increment of sonic improvement is valued greatly. 

The principle of diminishing return is located in audio between  the subjective evaluation of sound as an acoustic experience and the objective value of  gear design...The P.D.R. is not about money but about the ratio involved between pure acoustics science and engineering science...It is inevitable principle  as inevitable is  trade-off principles...

It is not then something which concern merely the budget of the poor as someone suggested and is supposed to be of no concern for the goal of audiophile.....

 

Why is it not clear for all  then ?

Why so much "audiophile" thought about it as a vulgar money question in no way related to  audiophile  working methodology ?

Because people understand audio through the gear  pricing not so much through  acoustics experience and controls and psycho-acoustics parameters and controls...

Saying that the sky is the limit nevermind the money if we are audiophiles is preposterous claim sorry...

This motto, the sky is the limit, nevermind money, comes from marketing conditioning  not from  audio and acoustics wisdom and experience...