Why is the high end stratospheric?

I think this article has at least part of the answer:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/scammed-at-40-000-feet-opaque-market-costs-the-je...

To your own ears and wallet be true, but I will always fight against seeing prices as the way we determine quality.

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dekay Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,688 posts 04-28-2019 at 04:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To top it off... My wife said - "My God how much did you have to drink?" I said - "Just a martini before dinner, why do you ask?" She answered - "Because your nose is all RED." DeKay
boxer12 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,656 posts 04-28-2019 at 04:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The "perfect sound forever" is starting to fight back now. It’s probably just irritated it’s not getting the attention it deserves. As dekay said... Be careful out there. (there are millions of them)
twoleftears Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,320 posts 04-28-2019 at 05:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I've seen interviews where a manufacturer would say that his dealers in Asia told him he didn't have product that was sufficiently expensive, and urged him to introduce a new model to fill that demand...
sthlm78 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 156 posts 04-28-2019 at 08:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I do believe some high end audio brands also scam their rich fanboys but scare to mention any specific name 😎