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Re: Um, your Straw Man is beating a Dead Horse...

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"Maybe my expectations are lower. I don't expect my system to sound like live music, I just enjoy it for what it is"
That's what I'm going to do. The price point of diminishing returnsstarts sooner than I thought. Probably at $5k retail per component, actually, probably less. But that's where I end it from now on. I realize that's still alot cash but it's a hell of a lot less than what I have invested now. It's all relative, I guess.

My point is that if our goal is to create a live performance in our homes we are wasting our time and money...which is what I did. It doesn't take $100K, $10K, or even $5K to enjoy your system. If you get pleasure from it every time you sit down to listen, don't change it. It's not worth itinost instances. How many times have we replced a component only to suffer buyers remorse and long for the sound we had before we upgraded?

As for the Walker, I'm a viynl junkie and just love that thing. Not just the job it does, but simply playing with it. There's something about swaping carts, adjusting arms, cleaning records, etc. that captivates me. Stupid, I know, but I do love it. That's one piece of gear that I don't regret buying and probably never will.

With the Ferrari, one doesn't get rid of a Ferrari because its overpriced an ostentatious, one gets rid of it because of the mandatory 15K mile belt job in which the engine must be removed and costs $5000. One also gets rid of a Ferrari because if it gets scratched or dinged it costs a fortune to repair. One gets rid of a Ferrari because they cost over $1 per mile to drive. One gets rid of a Ferrari because you panic every time you hear a stone hit the car while driving down the highway. Drawing a comparison between hi-fi and a Ferrari is not valid. With a car like that you get a visceral thrill from operating it. You get to FEEL the performance of a legendary machine. It's just not the same. If anyone is in the market for one I have a 95 355 Berlinetta and a 91 512TR I'd be more than willing to part with. Those new little Lotus' with the 1.8L Toyota engine look quite fun?



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