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Are audiophiles still out of their minds?

I've been in this hobby for 30 years and owned many gears throughout the years, but never that many cables.  I know cables can make a difference in sound quality of your system, but never dramatic like changing speakers, amplifiers, or even more importantly room treatment. Yes, I've evaluated many vaunted cables at dealers and at home over the years, but never heard dramatic effect that I would plunk $5000 for a cable. The most I've ever spent was $2700 for pair of speaker cables, and I kinda regret it to this day.  So when I see cable manufacturers charging 5 figures for their latest and "greatest" speaker cables, PC, and ICs, I have to ask myself who buys this stuff. Why would you buy a $10k+ cable, when there are so many great speakers, amplifiers, DACs for that kind of money, or room treatment that would have greater effect on your systems sound?  May be I'm getting ornery with age, like the water boy says in Adam Sandler's movie.
dracule1
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asvjerry
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jmcgrogan2...Yeah, it all resembles a 'bitch fest' of monumental proportions...nobody's ever happy, no resolutions, no exit strategy, no cures, whiner diners...*L*  I swear, sometimes it seems Mapman and moi' seem to be the only posters that are relatively happy with our current 'state of the state'.  He's apparently in possession of enough gear to require a good sized U-Haul to move, me because I ain't crazed enough to chase the receding numerals behind the decimal point to the light at the end of the tunnel which burned out last week...;)

The 'not so divine' comedy. *L*  I tune in for a chuckle, and play the devil's advocate.  I'd rather we'd all have a beer in some other situation and agree 'to each his own', but I suspect someone would spike mine with ground glass or something that would turn me into a wild animal that would have to be 'put down'....

We should all take up gardening, or knitting...something less intense...*L*;)
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asvjerry
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"My pink half of the drainpipe...keeps me safe from YOU!"

...from Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, 'The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse'

(Liner note: "I am disabled.  I play Mozart and Paganini.  Please help me".)

No. *L* N/A

From the same album: "Can blue men sing the whites?"  Apparently...
uncledemp
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I'm happy to take advantage of the spoils of this fickle hobby. I've had some nicer, preowned gear, (nothing extravagant) and the majority has been great.

The people in these forums are generally helpful and I'm appreciative. Sometimes posters come from a place I can't understand, but there's no telling what they've been through or the life they've lived. I can't help but think this forum may be someone's lifeline, somewhere. 

I guess audiophiles are still crazy, I've seen worse things...

dracule1 OP
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"I guess audiophiles are still crazy, I've seen worse things..."

Such as?  I think spending $100k on wires takes the cake.
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bdp24
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Jerry---Brilliant Group! I much prefer them to Zappa---both lyrically and musically---at the thing they both did. By the way, that’s The Bonzo’s playing in the subterranean bar in The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour film. Vivian Stanshall is the member singing "My Pink Half..."---he died a while back. Bonzo member Neil Innes was responsible, along with Monthy Python member Eric Idle, for The Beatles parody The Rutles. I saw them live in the 90’s at The Troubadour in L.A. Just a fantastically talented bunch of guys! I missed the show, but I know a couple guys who saw The Bonzos live at Fillmore in the early 70’s. Roger Ruskin Spear had one of his robots on stage, operating it with a remote control.
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