In Reply to: Your surmise is wrong... . posted by John Marks on August 13, 2012 at 14:31:35:
As an audio enthusiast, the OP felt the cost of a product had passed the 'crazy' point.
It's arbitrary.
He's right, your are right....all with our without the need for apologizing for the 'fairness' of the cost of Wilson, Harbeth, or other products.
Producers of things are free to charge what the market will bear - this was a case of the OP thinking how 'crazy' prices have gotten within his own hobby.
Like I said, make them 2 million dollars, no difference to me.
No crazy point for you? No point at which you think the hobby may be skewing away from its base?
At some point out there, the value/Stockholm Syndrome point exists for most.
There are apologists for 5,000 dollar shoes, 30,000 dollar purses and 300,000 dollar watches, too. No problem, just don't pretend we are talking "value" since "nice things cost money." One doesn't validate the other.
Since you helped set up a pair of Alexandria II's, I will give you credit for having an idea of their perceived value - so, will ask in a different way: At what price point would have said, "Peter, no effing way!" $3 million? 6 million? A billion? No personal line in the sand? Only "whatever they get is fair?"
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On a side note, I do resent some wine prices. They have been skewed by an avaricious culture of consuming labels rather than appreciating the product, with China consuming more '82 Petrus each month than was ever made in total.
Wine pharisees are a pox upon the hobby. At least have the class to know what you are swilling, fellas.
You should be able to afford Pichon-Longueville. The market has been overrun by dumbasses who drink as they are told.
Some idiot who can't tell Cisco from Cheval Blanc (who happens to have a daddy on the Politburo) who makes a show of ordering the most expensive thing France can send is not part of the hobby, to me.
Wasted juice.
At this point, we deserve the Hardy Rodenstocks and Randy Kurniawans of the world.
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Follow Ups
- Why no answer to the question? - Enophile 17:30:07 08/13/12 (6)
- If you want specifics... - John Marks 08:15:10 08/14/12 (5)
- Nicely done ! Very educational - Pinkus 07:54:22 08/15/12 (0)
- Many thanks. Greatly appreciated. - Enophile 09:09:23 08/14/12 (3)
- RE: Many thanks. Greatly appreciated. - abs1 15:03:03 08/14/12 (2)
- Don't tease me. Do you actually have some of those ghetto vintages lying around? - Vic D 09:53:07 08/16/12 (1)
- RE: Don't tease me. Do you actually have some of those ghetto vintages lying around? - abs1 11:00:48 08/16/12 (0)