Do audiophiles creat the high prices we complain about.

I shop budget h-fi. I cannot afford the top of the line stuff. Not knocking those who do...

@2psyop I shop budget h-fi. I cannot afford the top of the line stuff. 

And then there is the line of thought that suggests that one may be too poor to buy cheap things.

This might start to make sense if you have ever bought something cheap and it breaks or fails in some manner on account of inadequate quality control, materials or whatever. 

And then you have to buy another to replace it and you end up spending more money than if you had purchased the better quality and slightly more expensive item in the first place...Grrr!

Sometimes also known as false economy.

This has nothing to do with premium name brands or ,$25,000 speakers, so I digress.

noske

If I wanted a sports car (which I really don't but this is for comparison purposes only) I would buy a new or used Corvette. There are Lambos and Ferraris and very nice and expensive sports cars but I think the Vette is a classic and also budget friendly at $64K. I would have lots of fun with that car...now I digress.

My two cents and my way of looking at things

again?  uh...

I’ve found that value does not always correlate to low price. Sometimes in life,we do get what we pay for. Sometimes not. Price is only one part of the equation.