In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment

"In the middle of a pandemic Stereophile reviews - $30K equipment."
And so?

Anyone that would spend that kind of money on any single component is a fool in my opinion....30k? Really....what the hell is it made of, Gold? I bet you could find something along the lines of 2500-5k that sounds just as nice...people are dumb asses...

“While the world is in the middle of a major economic event, the last two pieces of gear posted by Stereophile to their online site average $30K a piece.”

Erik, why do you care about their price? I am pretty certain you do not have any interest in pursuing these electronics.

+1, douglas_schroeder

Who cares?    1.  Anyone who takes what is written in a review of a high priced audio component seriously is rather foolish. More than 50% of what any of these guys "hear" is imaginary.   2.  Rich people like expensive stuff.  No one buys a $10,000 watch because it keeps better time.  It's a lot easier to make money selling high margin stuff to rich people than to compete with big companies mass producing affordable gear.  What makes a $30K component better to its target audience is the fact that it costs $30k.

Aavik piece is an integrated amplifier with a DAC and phono stage. You can save some money on those.

The other one is also a DAC and FM tuner.