They should charge more for it…

Thx cleeds for taking interest in my post. I will never comment on political, economic, social or religious(etc). theories on an Audio site. It all started with Stereo Review and Audio magazine that all amplifiers that measure the same sound the same. Basically the only difference is parts quality and cosmetics in higher priced amps which unfortunately many still believe. Then in the 1980’s (AHC) Tony Cordesman claimed Adcom a real "Giant Killer" As a naive 19 year old I fell victim with a 545 stack that had a treble similar to peanut brittle, within 6 months traded that junk in for an Amber Series 70 and FF 17 preamp kept the tuner. Currently we have a plethora of budget pushing Youtubers claiming true HEA sound from palm sized amps, rebadged Chi-Fi and DIY speaker kits. 

@mahler123 

I don’t think Wilson-Benesche got government funding for development of the extremely expensive turntable. It helped them get their business off the ground when they were starting out with more modest products. 

@ghdprentice 

Diminishing returns can’t possibly apply in this context, anyway.

Sound quality is by definition qualitative not quantitative. It is meaningless to say that one product sounds twice as good as another or for that matter any numerical factor of goodness, whatever that is, better. 

The Wilson Benesche costs ten times more than say a Klimax LP12 or whatever. But no one can authoritatively say it is or isn’t ten times better sounding. 

Subsidies exist in many forms, both direct and indirect. Tax policies, tariffs, enterprise zones to name a few. 

This thread is fascinating to read.  I love reading the diversity of opinion expressed here.  Focusing on turntables and cartridges for me and those of us who are passionate enough to hang around here is an absolute gas.  We collectively are somewhat similar to flat earthers I suppose.  I love that there are companies that would devote the time and resources to develop a product like the Wilson Benesche.  I love that Panasonic would continue to devote the time and resources to develop ever more sophisticated turntables in the other direction.  As other things seem to move toward maximum entropy, thank God for this little enterprise. You all give me hope for the future.