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If you've got it, indulge yourself

I don't object to that within bounds. I don't some much endorse the looking variant, "If you've got it, flaunt it". For a very many people its not only indulgence but also flaunting.

If I had it, I'd indulge myself within the limits of sanity. A $30k preamp transcends the limits of sanity, IMHO. If you really care about sound quality above all, you can buy an essentially distortion-free preamp for $600; if you want fuller functionality with a little pleasant coloration maybe you go $3000.

But I hope I would indulge myself only within the limits of good taste as well. If you can get near-perfect sound for $600, Would you feel it was tasteful to flaunt a $30,000 preamp in world where billions fellow human beings live in rant poverty?

At what point does indulgence transcend sanity, good taste, or both?




Dmitri Shostakovich



Edits: 04/11/21

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