Law of Diminishing Returns; where does it kick in?

Used gear, eight-to-ten years old.

I have not spent a lot on audio gear and I have a very nice sounding system or two. But I have heard the big systems and there is no comparison. If you want to run with the big dogs you have to spend some big dough. Diminishing returns, maybe that's a thing but it takes big bucks to get to the top levels. Same as any other thing one might do. 

P.S. However you can put together a very good system that most people would find extraordinary for the price of a modest car.  

P.S. However you can put together a very good system that most people would find extraordinary for the price of a modest car.  

My system put to shame most of what i listen to for 500 bucks...

 The key is the mechanical, electrical and acoustical working dimensions embeddings controls NOT the price of the gear at all....

Consumerism is not audio.... Acoustic is.....

This never happens if you spend big bucks on the right stuff.

An exceptional evidence never kill a general rule....