Would you pay to listen?


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Just curious, would you pay to listen to a
$100k system? Say a one hour session for twenty bucks?

Assuming the room is great and you have vinyl and cd and your choice of solid state or tubes. Also assuming you'd have the best matched system that $100k could buy.

How much would you pay to hear a $200k system? No pressure or expectation to buy anything, just plunk down your twenty and enjoy the music. BYO drinks of course.

I'm sure I'd pay if there were such a place.
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mitch4t

Showing 3 responses by phd

Mrtennis, some of those inanimate objects you are refering to provide a pleasurable listening experience and that is the objective.
To be honest, only a fool would pay twenty bucks an hour to hear a high priced system. However I just happened to be one of those fools. In fact I have paid fifty dollars just to demo a new piece of gear for a weekend. The logic behind this is, it is better to spend fifty dollars then pay the full price and find out your not happy with your purchase. However if you do decide to buy the dealer would apply the fifty towards the purchase price.
Mrtennis, thankyou sir for your difference of opinion, this is what makes the threads more interesting to read at times. Sometimes it is hard for me not to want to try other products especially ones that have been ranted over and then have to pay for that privilege on top of it. If the crowd is all moving to the right, I may go in that direction to see what all the fuss is about. Human nature I suppose.