@czarivey , I live in South Beach, sometimes shop at that Epicure, and you're right about some of those prices .. . unbelievable!
@mapman , your comments about gullibility and good value are certainly true. What I object to are the ridiculous marketing claims made to justify outlandish prices and are targeted to the audiophile. Like I said, if someone wants a diamond-encrusted record clamp, power to 'em. But don't claim that the diamonds resonate at a special frequency that cancels out the negative electrons emanating from the cartridge, which makes the music sound like its being played in the living room. If we didn't gobble up those types of marketing hypes, they probably wouldn't be made. But you can only sell snake oil with silly claims, or else no one would buy it,
I'd bet that in a true double-blind study, where the reviewer cannot see whether a regular record clamp is being used or the Dalby D7, he wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
@mapman , your comments about gullibility and good value are certainly true. What I object to are the ridiculous marketing claims made to justify outlandish prices and are targeted to the audiophile. Like I said, if someone wants a diamond-encrusted record clamp, power to 'em. But don't claim that the diamonds resonate at a special frequency that cancels out the negative electrons emanating from the cartridge, which makes the music sound like its being played in the living room. If we didn't gobble up those types of marketing hypes, they probably wouldn't be made. But you can only sell snake oil with silly claims, or else no one would buy it,
I'd bet that in a true double-blind study, where the reviewer cannot see whether a regular record clamp is being used or the Dalby D7, he wouldn't be able to tell the difference.