Mapman: If fewer people interested in Hi-Fi, fewer people will buy new high end audio and fewer used equipment will be put on sale on A’gon. Dealers and A’gon works almost like eco system. I can keep on improving my system only because of A’gon.
The other thing I don’t understand is how expensive cables are getting these days. Cable is important but it is not rocket science. I think Transparent started with $10,000+ cables and other cable companies feel the pressure and just follow suit. Is a $10,000 cable involve the same amount of research/design as a $10,000 component? Price of Transparent cable doubles if you move up their chain. Transparent Opus sell for $20,000. It won’t take long to reach $1M if they come up with 6 more higher cables than Opus.
The other thing I don’t understand is how expensive cables are getting these days. Cable is important but it is not rocket science. I think Transparent started with $10,000+ cables and other cable companies feel the pressure and just follow suit. Is a $10,000 cable involve the same amount of research/design as a $10,000 component? Price of Transparent cable doubles if you move up their chain. Transparent Opus sell for $20,000. It won’t take long to reach $1M if they come up with 6 more higher cables than Opus.