This thread is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Most people in the world have trouble getting enough to eat, forget about buying a high-end stereo or even a car. So if ultra high-end stereo offends you, take a look in the mirror and realize that you are in the 1% on a global basis. What you spend on audio gear is just as offensive. I say live and let live. Let the rich buy their $250,000 amps, you own your car, nice house and high-end system without guilt and do something to end poverty. Pointing fingers at others does no one any good, as Bob Dylan learned a long time ago.