Law Of Diminishing Returns?

To each his own...enjoy the music, don't buy "trinkets" that you cannot afford.

And yes, there is a point of diminishing returns, although it happens on a personal level!

Regards,

barts

Certainly buy runout gear, examples Focal Clear phones AUD$2200, bought for AUD$800, Audio Physic Speakers AUD$5700 bought for AUD$2900, Cayin tube ampAUD $3600 bought for AUD$1900 there are plenty out there. I rarely pay more than 60% for anything.

The expectations curve keeps rising. Where does your friend go after spending $100K, and the old restlessness returns? $500K for that next 20% of satisfaction?

Perhaps climbing the cost/benefit ladder rung by rung would be wiser.

@dadawada

Ok, on Wagyu beef. I was somewhat skeptical on how much better it could be… then I spent a lot of time in Japan… wow… only the Japanese could create something so over the top and incredibly delicious. Makes our best steaks tastes like “Sizzler steaks”.

Makes me think I should put together a Shinto system somewhere.

Agree with most above.

I built what I call a mid-fi room with a $15,000 budget (and was able to buybthriugh a local dealer at about 60% of internet retail which I think is normal).

Since that point my top end budget has changed. But I really have little interest in upgrading. It’s a great room for me. Instead I have scratched the upgradis itch by building two new setup in my office and in my formal living room against a WAF.

This is an industry of light assembly, tried and true engineering, and heavy markting.