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ivan, that's very thoughtful. Yeah, when the system is operating as a whole and especially when operating already quite well, how to separate the contribution of each element and each interaction.In another, this time hypothetical example, if the ... 
Warm, rich sounding interconnects?
And I am tired of paying $300 monthly bills for three cell phones. That's over $35k for ten years.Anyway, I did pay over $1k for a pair of new Purist Neptune RCAs to replace old Colossus. In my modest system the difference was really big. But I am... 
Warm, rich sounding interconnects?
Or original and even second generation BMW M3. It was never inexpensive but the price was reasonable and it was a real daily driver's car. No, I didn't have it, unfortunately, but I intend to get this vintage one day. Or the original M5. 
Weakest link
I started this thread for the sake of the discussion, that was just an example. 
Weakest link
I'll give you an example. Recently I got a little dissatisfied with how fast guitar musical passages sound. I thought that the dynamics was somewhat constrained, though still quite good. My amp has more than enough power and current and speed for ... 
Warm, rich sounding interconnects?
I won't disagree with that.I think, yuppi so-called audiophiles very much  drive this nonsense.Anyone care for a $3k bottle of French wine?By the way, my Nak682ZX cassette deck cost about $1650-$1800 in the year 1981. Great deck but might've been ... 
Warm, rich sounding interconnects?
Read Azimov's 'The End of Eternity'. It is all much more complicated than average voter Churchill appears to have thought. 
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Or with Churchill himself. 
Warm, rich sounding interconnects?
Yes, he did, but I suspect he thought a lot about it in general too.One ignorant or stupid person - one vote would not be a problem. Millions of ignorant or stupid people - millions of votes would be a totally different matter, wouldn't it? 
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Democracy is literally translated from Greek as "grip of the people". Can be interpreted differently. 
Price No Object Amps
Better than on some other things, though.As for that turntable, if it is indeed objectively enough the very best table by a significant margin, it has the right to cost what it does. 
Warm, rich sounding interconnects?
dragon_vibe,how would you compare Neptune to Poseidon? I never heard the latter. 
Warm, rich sounding interconnects?
Well said - Isaac Asimov. I deal with it every day.Humans are god's chlildren. Like the father like the son. 
2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy
I heard rumors that the most popular current Purist cable is Neptune fluid. About $1300 for 1M RCAs pair. Poseidon fluid is about half the price. 
Price No Object Amps
higherfi.com has a $600k turntable for sale. Take a look. It even has an electronic microscope built in.