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399.00 is unaffordable to a homeless person.....

70.110.121.251

Ozzy

In Reply to: RE: If we use that logic ... posted by reelsmith. on August 05, 2012 at 12:10:22

.....we need to remember that nothing means anything w/o a point of reference. 18K is affordable to some, just not me.

Oz

Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill

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How many homeless people shop for ..... - reelsmith. 06:16:47 08/06/12 (3)
...a phono preamp? How many read Stereophile? How many are forum members?

.....we need to remember that nothing means anything w/o a point of reference.

I think the point of reference is assumed. Naturally, I was speaking within the context of the forum member/audiophile community and admittedly did not think about the homeless person who would rather buy a meal than a record.

Should we include the point of view of the homeless in all of our discussions of audio pricing?

I think we've gotten off track.

Dean.

reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
- RE: How many homeless people shop for ..... - Ozzy 11:28:58 08/06/12 (2)
  What I am saying is that "affordable" is a subjective term. You must qualify "affordable to most people" instead of using it generically. Most of us would qualify 5K speakers as affordable. But I bet most of your "other" friends would say that is ludicrous.
  
  Actually my post was more directed at slovell1 than you.
  
  Oz
  
  Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
  - Winston Churchill
  - Got it. Thanks. (nt) - reelsmith. 18:02:43 08/06/12 (0)
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    reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
  - RE: How many homeless people shop for ..... - slovell1 12:43:49 08/06/12 (0)
    I agree with you Ozzy. $5K for speakers is somewhat within reach and semi-affordable for me, but people I work with would consider that price for a pair of speakers insane. Of course, they wouldn't consider $25K+ for a bass boat with motor or $50K+ for an RV as being overpriced and unaffordable. I agree with Mr. Dudley's "As We See It" piece completely, it was just that the later speaker review struck me as being a bit odd vs the previous piece. If Mr.Dudley is offended by that then so be it. If other posters considered me to be rude I can live with that also.

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