In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment

Awesome.

Nice.

Set myself goal to buy one this fall.

KIDDING!

Every car mag has Porsche’s for $100k to $300k, Ferrari’s and Mclaren’s for hundreds of thousands, again I would read these articles instead a Honda Civic review

True, but at least Car and Driver actually has models I might buy in addition to super cars I will not.

There’s a big big spread between a $500 component and $30,000, and plenty of great sounding gear that is ~ $3k to $6k.

It's just a magazine. No one is forcing anyone to buy any of the items in it, but to some it's enjoyable to read about what some profess to be "the best" even though they're way out of reach. Last time I looked both Stereophile and The Absolute Sound had "affordable" gear included as well.

Lots of very expensive stuff for sale here.  

How about that $53K SAT (Swedish Audio Technology) tonearm that MF reviewed (and praised) recently! And the previous model was only a mere $30K! Now if it could show the time and be worn on the wrist ...