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Why Don't More People Love Audio?

Can anyone explain why high end audio seems to be forever stuck as a cottage industry? Why do my rich friends who absolutely have to have the BEST of everything and wouldn't be caught dead without expensive clothes, watch, car, home, furniture etc. settle for cheap mass produced components stuck away in a closet somewhere? I can hardly afford to go out to dinner, but I wouldn't dream of spending any less on audio or music.
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Hitman,
I like the "near CD quality" sticker! Figure, CD was hyped as "perfect sound, forever" so "near CD quality" must mean "almost perfect sound, for a long time".
You gotta love marketing.
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Just noticed, this thread's got legs. Started on 01/02/01!
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Maybe they're watching "us" (audiophiles) and think "we're" crazy!
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Hey little soulgoober, the first taste is free.....! Just kidding, some better equipment will enhance your enjoyment of music. Certainly nothing wrong with that. There's a lot worse stuff to spend your money on. Certainly, you can spend a fortune if you can or want to but it's not absolutely necessary. The absolute cutting edge state of the art (as in most things) is very expensive but a lot of musical enjoyment can be had without going that far.
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I noticed that in less than a month this thread will be 10 years old. Bravo!!!
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Easy answer, have you read the cable threads lately?
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