New level of ridiculousness

... "$8995 for a power strip?" ... My first thought was that carpetbagger in the white suit in "Outlaw of Josie Wales" who was trying to sell Clint Eastwood his special elixir and Clint taking that huge hocker all over his jacket lapel and asking him if it was good on stains.

For $8995, I like to see Clint do a repeat of that scene and instead of spitting on the carpetbaggers lapel, he'd spit on the carpetbaggers power strip and ask him if it works when it's wet.

Mapman, it does have a major impact on tv, but I don't know whether your supposition about vision being more sensitive than hearing is true.

Noromance, once I hardwired my entire system for ac. It was much better but scary as I had no fuses, etc. I, of course, doubt your statement that, of course, it would be better. I would suspect it would be but am not about to bother to try it. With fewer contacts everything should be better. So hard wire everything together and hope for the best.

"I don't know whether your supposition about vision being more sensitive than hearing is true"

Not necessarily more sensitive,just easier to assess differences with video versus audio I think.

Have you ever considered the 200 units sold for $200,000 may only break even the cost of research and development, plus the cost of doing business.  Maybe its the only way an audio business can stay on the cutting edge and trickle down the technology to the more affordable models?  I believe we all owe the uber wealthy a debt of gratitude.  If not for them, all our speakers would be rectangular particle board boxes with Pioneer or Yamaha on the grill cloth.  Open your own business, hire employees, pay the taxes, the rent, LNI, SS, Medicare, health insurance etc.  I do.  It's crushing the cost of doing business.  If I don't make money I still have to pay wages.  If I bid a job wrong, I have to complete it at a loss.  Its scary as heck.  Its expensive. 

Seemingly this is a dead post. Nevertheless the mark 2 version is currently available. MSRP $16,500.