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What Do You Get When You Spend Megabucks?

It's my opinion that you could put together a high quality system for about $7,500 (MSRP). For those willing to spend more, great systems can be put together for $20,000 to $50,000. I don't think anyone could seriously question the overall quality of these latter systems, but they would in no way approach the state of the art. My question is, what's that something extra you get when you're willing to push the limits as to what is possible in home sound reproduction and spend major dollars (say $250,000+) on a single system? Another way of asking my question is, what do $80,000 speakers do that $15,000 speakers don't?

My question is a serious question and I have no ax to grind one way or another. I have significant experience with components that cost in the $3,000 to $15,000 range, but not much with products costing more. I'm very interested in hearing from those people who have made that rather large financial commitment to music reproduction.
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nrchy
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My point was to say that he seems to know an awful lot about your system and how it sounds, but as you pointed out, he has never heard your system. So how could he be so knowledgeable?

Sarcasm is how it comes across but I find it very frustrating have self-proclaimed experts talking about things which they know nothing. I asked the question to point out the fact that I already knew the answer and that cinematic systems comments are a waste of everyones time. There was no attack on you so I'm not sure why you're so sensetive?!?
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Lakefrontroad, thanks for the insights into your system. I presume you're talking about your main system, although the smaller system also looks like it's capable of attaining your sonic goals. It's frustrating that the recordings are most often the limiting factor in the realism your setup can achieve.

Nrchy, while Cinematic Systems can be criticized for not always admitting that he's a dealer, his posts do show a good deal of knowledge about audio reproduction. That doesn't mean you have to agree with him, but you dismiss him at your own risk.
lakefrontroad
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Nrchy,

I direct you to your post of 5/4,
"That would be a good question, if anyone cared, but he sure knows a lot about the sound of other peoples systems."

I'm not usually sensitive, except when attacked by strangers. I was answering your question at the time of the attack.

I'm stunned once again by your post.
stehno
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Stunned isn't the word.

FWIW, Nrchy, I thought you were well within bounds with everything you said.

I, for one, don't see any "attack by strangers" whatsoever from your 5/4 post to the current date.

-IMO
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nrchy
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lakefrontroad I never attacked you or your system. From everything I've seen of you and your system, both are first rate. What I don't like is the way people who have never heard a system in the room it is located can make such dogmatic statements about the sound. The same system in a different room sounds completely different. Cinematicsystems knows nothing about the sound of your system or mine. This has nothing to do with you, and everything to do with his broad-brush statements.
Stehno recognized my comments as being what they were intended.
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