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i love buying 3 year old Porsche about half what the first guy paid..
yep people do buy them just like Audio
the sticker on my last Turbo was $160 with the factory X-50 powerkit
but i dont kid myself
to the initial purchaser is was probably like a cheeseburger
but trickle down helps us all
on the audio front i tend to buy new from dealers i trust who support me well...

bondman
but there will be healthcare to fix your hearing...

@tomic601 - yes, but in order to save costs and make sure nobody has better hearing than anyone else, the gubmint will only give you one hearing aid. Mono rules!!!! ;-)

i have honestly heard some 30k systems that sounded better than 300k systems

30k is probably the sweet spot for a high performance system if is well balanced and only has 1 or 2 sources. An excellent digital front end (analogue of comparable quality would likely drive the price upwards) a good integrated amp and speakers setup in an appropriately sized and treated room should offer all one could reasonably ask for in sound reproduction.