Law Of Diminishing Returns?


I'm curious about what you enthusiasts think of the product or price that eclipses your definition of "value".  

As an example I have a rich buddy that just spent 100K upgrading his (former) Pass 600s / Bryston / B&W Signature 800s / JL Fathom 8 speaker  system. I have a discerning ear and cannot hear the difference between the old system and his new S5M Perlistons (4) , Anthem AVN90, ,ATI amp AT6005 (4) and four subs.

This got me to thinking- 80% more money for maybe 20% more sound quality? 

Where is the sweet spot for the discerning ear and the affluent but not Billionaire (think Doctor/Lawyer/Indian Chief) budget?  Can you get 80% HiFi sound for 20K or do you need to spend 100K to get that HiFi sound?

-Asking for a friend :)

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@coltrane1 love your post, also the key is you are content (for now?) with your system. Great job!

@jeffstrick , yes extremely content. In fact I’m done. Now, if I can only clean and play vinyl as often as I’d like to!

I hear you @coltrane1 I find myself using the the demo Innous Zenith I bought on the cheap more and more. 

What you can afford.  At the end it plays music.  People like to catergorize EQ as hifi, midfi, lowfi.  

I'm a big fan of 80/20 rule and 20% improvement of something is pretty good.

I believe it's important to appreciate the hear and now.

Some people are ecstatic with a Bose lantern and good for them.