the quest for the best--within limits


many threads appear on these forums of the following type:

what is the best (fill in component type) that costs less than (fill in the price point) ?

i am curious as to why there are so many threads of this type, when, i suspect, the originator of the thread probably realizes that there is no definitive answer to such a question.
mrtennis
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If this site every gave a defenitive answer on ANYTHING, people would not have so many questions. What's the point in searching the archives, if there are 235 answers posted, they will all be different. The best thing to do is to search the forums of each item of equipment and read what people that own the item have to say. And read between the lines even then. Audiogon is sort of like the UN of the audio world. Everyone's opinion has to be respected, no matter how silly.
And Dover has the best answer. The people asking the question are just not willing to bother doing a little research.
Elizabeth

Wouldn't you consider asking the question here part of the research process?
"Wouldn't you consider asking the question here part of the research process?"

It certainly doesn't cost anything to post a thread but the problem is a lot of people get tired of repeating the same information over and over again repeatedly so one would be well advised to research existing threads as as well.