Turntable prices. Is my mind going?

On the subject, I don't know how a 10K (20, 50, 100, etc.) turntable can be better than a 2K turntable. Needle, yes, I can see the needle making a big difference. But arm, platter, plinth, etc. just all do a very simple job.

This doesn't mean that I think that people who spend 10s of thousands on a turntable are snobs or make bad decisions. All it means I don't know.

Maybe some day I will...

@tomic601 +1

I used to get into this "rich people" generalization arguments but it's a waste of time. The cool thing is we can ALL enjoy music - quality and quantity-wise so much better these days, regardless of our budget. It's affordable and available in so many ways! 

If it looks cool is sounds better.

Sorry I can't resist. If it looks hideous like so many high-end audio products, does it imply (hint/suggest/allude) that it sounds better? 

I am half-joking, I know aesthetics is not the goal of many engineers, they just chase perfection in sound, do you associate from weird looks to quality sound? 

@mijostyn Sometimes you have to make it shiny to justify the price, I guess. 

@mijostyn I never had that problem :)

If I could, I would get a 348 or 355 (for a week). I love Italian cars, not the maintenance costs but the way look and drive. 

sounds cool, thanks @tomic601 ! Looking forward to it!

The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance  is coming up, which is also a great mix of cars... 

@tomic601 I didn't know what the 993 was and looked it up. Best looking generation. Then it went downhill and the design became hideous for a decade. It now looks decent again.

But I never thought Porsche was about good looks as much as looking clean and tight. 

@tomic601 Cool!

I am pretty sure there is a lot that would wow me, my knowledge is so limited. I am a newborn baby in a candy story when I see/hear expensive hifi gear.

Ignorance dominate audio world and price tags pilot the wave ...

Music dominates the audio world. You read what you want into it.

people upgrade and learn. Ignorant people upgrade and end up with no improvement in SQ  (I have done that, I was and still am ignorant.). Why would anyone upgrade and be fine with no improvement though? It's a process. A journey. A FUN journey.

I see the purpose of posting here mainly for three reasons:

• asking a question
• answering a question
• sharing an experience relevant to the topic

repeating the same argument a 1000 times, mostly off-topic, with no relevance to the question or topic accomplishes nothing for me. But that's just me. Nothing should prevent you from filling these threads with noise.  

I abandoned my principles when I read your post here despite the horror of your past political statements, so yes, long story short I will not read your comments and not address you in the future, my bad...

@hilde45 some forum engines have a filter option, where you can (un)select users never to see their comments. I would sure use it.

you addressed me and quoted someone else. If you are really trying to get personal and attack others, you should focus a little more, you are all over the map. (Not just in your personal attacks :) )