$27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???

"$27 G's isn't subjective, it's a fact."

That is kind of steep. Thankfully, Wilson will give you a paint job for only 27K.

Even that is expensive, but it really is not that much. Each one on this thread has a piece of equipment that seems obscenely expensive to regular people. $1000 amplifier is, among regular people, very expensive.

I am sure those who driving Corollas will say the same thing to those who are driving Ferrari.  You won't be able to imagine what it is unless you have a lot of money.  I can't either but at least I can understand on the abstract.  

And yes, I am envious of Ferrari drivers lols.  

"paint shop or three for large shiny objects starting at $100 m each" - what?  It's not a "high end" forum.  It's an audio forum.  These are two very different things.  An audio forum is for people interested in audio.  A "high-end" forum is for people who are interested in "high-end".  "high-end" is for people who aren't really interested in anything other than being better.  It's really an absence of interests.  There's nothing in the entire universe you find really interesting so you fall back on the most basic lizard brain instinct - competition.  The lack of interest in audio means you don't care too much about performance.  It's more important to have what others can't.  It's so boring.  

 It's not a "high end" forum. It's an audio forum.

I think this is both "audio" and "high-end" forum rolled into one.  Anyway, it's hard to separate the two.  Most regular people probably have some inexpensive receivers bought from Fry's Electronics.  A 1000 dollar separate amp probably considered "high-end" to most people.

"high-end" is for people who aren't really interested in anything other than being better.

Better than what?