$100,000 line stage

Yes the internal parts level and build quality are a work of art. Even the chokes use pure silver wire! Have any you priced a silver foil capacitor of late? We Aphiles regularly pay $5,000 to $10,000 for preamps with parts quality costing 1/10 of this unit. I don’t see folks getting as worked up about this fact. Yet based on the quality and cost of what’s inside this unit, it is most certainly priced inline with our modest gear containing a sea of $ .25 to $4 parts. It is NO different then the pricing model used in our rigs.

Based on this fact some posters here would call 50% of us music loving audiophiles fools and idiots. That is quite an elitist and judgmental additude that I would find embarrassing to own.

In an age where diversity and understanding is touted as paramount, it is clear we are behaving in the polar opposite manner. Interesting times for sure.

Dave (dicockrum),
How prophetic your initial post turned out to be 😊
Charles 

georgehifi

I see it as a money grabbing whore taking advantage of a rich fool and his money.

You're free to see it anyway you like, of course. But why so angry? Why so judgmental of how other people choose to spend their money? Why assume that because the people who would buy this have different values than you, that they must be foolish?

You make a lot of assumptions about people  you don't seem to have even met.

+++ grannyring. Well said. I have friends who have no problem paying $300-$400 for a bottle of wine but question my $1500 amplifier. We have figured a compromise; they bring the wine and I provide the music and all is good. 

Here's the thing. If someone built a 10 million dollar passenger car, someone would buy it. I am not knocking anybody buying this level of stereo. In fact, I think in Asia countries, Audio gets really high. I was just taken aback by the price. Many knock the audio rags for reviewing high priced components. Personally, I like the reviews plus many of those makers produce affordable gear as well. But, $100 k for a preamp is high end that one does not see everyday.