Turntable prices. Is my mind going?

Rega Naia weighs next to nothing at cool $20k. Mike Fremer loved it so I am sure it's class a level product.

For $5K or less you can have 95% of the performance of those hyper-expensive behemoths.  And I am not sure you would ever hear the 5% difference.

Makes one wonder if articles like the one PT is referring to actually

deflect more people from the pursuit than they attract?

The world is filled with all different sorts of high-priced luxury products. I don't understand why that would trouble anyone.