Turntable prices. Is my mind going?

If somebody informed an individual they are now able to look at properties worth $5M they would be quite excited about such a prospect of the Homelife Environment they could select up to that outlay. Not all will max out on the allowed for budget

There are some who learn a $1/4M vehicle is an option for a means of Transport, not all will make the purchase.

In relation to a Hobby, the idea of spending a substantial sum on a means to be entertained, seems ludicrous to many, a TT costing $200K - $400K does look excessive. There are home entertainment rooms now being produced or swimming pools that cost 2-3 x the above TT costing and is merely a different means to a form of entertainment. Funny how these slip under the Radar without a raised eyebrow, $1M to invite a few friends over for a Movie Night or Pool Party.

When certain types of individual want to amuse themselves and additionally impress, there is not an easily identifiable Threshold to be seen on the spending , the purse strings seemingly become very loose.

The Subsistence Farmer used as an example will have the identical desire to be amused/entertained, the same Farmer may even go to the extent of putting the Families Security at stake in their persistence of being entertained by a participation that comes with a cost, that will diminish the coffers or even be the cause of dept. 

Usually the individual has a developing obsession and many are skewed in their balanced approach, the mind is now way beyond a place where the obsession > compulsion was once able to be controlled. 

Selling a High Item Turnover of Million items for $1M, at 20% Mark Up gives a return of $200K, as the pre overhead profit.

Selling a low turnover item at a pre sale cost of $200K for $1M.

Both the above sales do occur, I'm sure for those that can afford the initial outlay, the latter is the most attractive sale to achieve.

I once had a very good communication with a friend who sold Architectural Items.

The Service offered was most commonly a word of mouth recommendation.

There was a period when Ornate carved Marble Fire Surrounds were on offer, these were replica's of a Pattern used by a famous Stone Carver from a few hundred years past.

Quite similar as a product to the Cast Iron Items that were commonly seen, which were all cast to the Patterns of the most prominent Victorian Foundries.

I was informed of the door to door price for each surround, of which it was quite a cost to be produced and imported. I inquired the ballpark resale price, to which I was informed the Buyer who arrives to view in a Helicopter will be paying the most.

The resale price was genuinely what was seen to be fitting as the charge to the Customer. 

I know one went to a Large Estate House being renovated, for over a £100K a surround and there was more than one purchase made.

The psychology is that the Customer / Vendor in purchases with a small mark up and cost price will most likely never meet, and the purchase is one that can be determined as being very very fair.

The higher the price ticket usually means the Customer / Vendor will meet, and the Vendor is able to decide just how unfair the sale is going to be for the Customer.   

As for very expensive Audio Equipment, very few get to have demo's of it usage in an environment ideal to enable the end sound to be heard at its best.

To encounter a large arrangement of High Expense Audio Equipment, the venue to do this will most likely be a Trade/Commercial Show. Such an environment will only allow the surface to be scratched of what can be the end produced sonic.

My developed attitude, is to go with a very open mind, give all demo;s a very similar time scale and try and listen to tracks that have a familiarity to oneself before becoming too critical of what is being demo'd.

The outcome usually is, there are systems heard, where certain devices are easily identifiable for being unattractive and unwanted in the home system.

The Flip side, is that devices will be discovered that are creating a stimulus and attraction, the interesting thing usually is the difference in pricing for similar levels of stimulus produced and attraction can be separated by $100K+ as the purchase price.

Uber expense is not absolute to have a very enjoyable Audio Experience.