Bad news for audiophiles?

I do not mind to be fooled if the product is good.....I find nowadays that no matter how much you pay you get crap....

Price sometimes dictates value and performance. But not always. I have owned preamps retailing for upwards of 8K and none of them have sounded as good as the passive LDR that I paid 900.00 for. I would gladly replace it if something could beat it. I patiently await that day.

Shakey

Viridian, I liked your statement the best! Thanks for the laughs.

Wine and audio are drugs. Where did that money go?

If you THINK something is better, it's actually better…perception is personal and 100% accurate although utterly and generally inaccurate by nature. My hifi rig, although not the most expensive or universally well regarded per se, was very successfully assembled using personal taste…who knew?