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New level of ridiculousness

$8,995 for a power strip???
Stick 8 off the shelf receptacles in a marble??? box, and there it is.
It is getting more and more ridiculous. As if manufacturers are now driven by a desire to extract as much $$$ from aaudiophiles with sufficient income, and not by a desire to advance the quality of their products.
I wonder...
maril555
phaelon
1,054 posts
 
Maril555,
I’m not understanding how one can separate affordability and value. It seems to me that it’s not about the value of the strip per se, it’s about the value one places on the dollar he spends on the strip. And that’s a matter of affordability.

Viridian,
That’s hilarious!
maril555 OP
619 posts
 
Phaelon,
It's really pretty simple. Imagine a person with an annual income of $10,000,000.00, buying this power strip for $9K.
Is it affordable to him? Of course, it is. Does the fact of such purchase changes the value of the above strip? No, it doesn't, it's still overvalued, relative to the content offered.
That's the whole point- 8 outlets in a shiny marble box for $9,000.00 is overvalued no matter how you slice it, regardless of the affordability.
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albertporter
4,949 posts
 
10-31-12: Viridian
Ya know, I was just down at the grocery store buyin' a nice box of Carlo Rossi rose. It gets the missis in the mood, ya know? There was some moron right next to me pickin' out some Chateau Effete something or other, from 1954, he said it was "new original stock" or somethin'. Like they made it, but no one drunk it. Well, if no one wanted it from 1954 to now, why the hell am I gonna' drink it? Hell, I want fresh wine, in a new box, not that old crap.

Reminds me of Steve Martin in "The Jerk"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sELqobCIXU
metralla
945 posts
 
I think marble was a poor choice. There are better stone materials - like steatite. Would not have to line it with cork.

I don't mind an attempt to go all out on any component, but when bling simply takes over, as in this case, it does not appeal.

Regards,
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
No one's heard of Sound Application RLS-X?

Sadly (to my wallet), they actually work :(

I ended up with 3: 2x regular and 1x X.

Lucky I bought the regular ones used.
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