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In Reply to: Do you believe "you get what you pay for" in audio? posted by M3 lover on February 17, 2006 at 13:59:09:
Aloha,I absolutely agree that in general, there is a pretty dependable price/performance curve.
However, this curve is idiosyncratic for every audiophile or non-audiophile.
Therefore, all opinions are correct for the owner of that opinion and his or her curve.
Even if you think a 150 dollar pair of Infinity primus speakers are terrific and a stupendous value, there will be someone who thinks spending anything over 40 bucks for their computer speakers is crazy.
We all sound crazy to some people, and there are probably price levels that are fine for others that we will finally break down and call nuts.
For instance, I can't relate to the 350,000 dollar per pair Wavacs or the 90,000 dollar Continuum, but that doesn't mean another 'phile is wrong to think that for him or her, those products offer value that places them reasonably on the ol' price/performance curve.
Or, say that I somehow get an offer to buy those two products at 99% off retail; 3,500 for the Wavac and 900 bucks for the Continuum. I'd do it in a heartbeat, but at those prices, there will still be tons of "civilians" who'd say they offered poor value. Go figure, 99% off is already well along the asymptote of that curve for many people!
The same curves apply to wine, cars, collectibles...we're all correct and all crazy, too....it's too hard to create a definitive value curve for things that have such a personally diverse and subjective component.
As a side note, I've also thought about these curves in relation to my love life, and I've found that every man except me is well beyond the final inflection point when it comes to choice in spouse. :)
Cheers!
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- Strong value/performance curve, but slope and magnitude varies from person to person. - Enophile 02/17/0614:40:18 02/17/06 (0)
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