When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?

@ryder 

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 I can't afford a $40K amplifier and I'm not worried about whatever I might be missing there. But I don't doubt I might be missing something very good, and it may not be just about the sound quality taken in isolation. I have a fairly expensive watch that was given to me by my father. It's something I never would have bought. He gave it to me telling me I could sell it to get some money. I could have, but I kept it, and it's not just because it's a keepsake. I really enjoy this watch and understand its high price now. It doesn't keep spectacularly accurate time, and doesn't have advanced features - just time and date. It is self winding and exceedingly well built with plain stainless steel. The quality of construction becomes evident with use and builds a lot of confidence in me about the staying power of this device. I have something I can reasonably count on to do the simple act of telling me the time, probably for the rest of my life even if I live to 100. The crystal won't scratch, the casing and band won't rust, fatigue, rot, or leak. I've already put it through the ringer working as a mechanic. I probably shouldn't have used it while wrenching but the watch proved its worth. I don't have to worry about software updates or the battery becoming unable to hold a charge. It's a beautiful thing! I don't see any evidence that something truly equivalent is available for a lot cheaper.

$40k is a dollar amount, not a sonic experience. There's so much placebo products out in the industry just because someone can afford it. I've seen a $30k power cable.

I understand the difference between good, great and spectacular. I understand why a $25k pair of speakers can be objectively better than a $10k pair of speakers. I can't wrap my head around a $30k power cable.

I doubt many $40,000 amplifiers are sold.  Ie. $80,000 for a pair.

I'm wondering what parts or part makes this amplifier really nice.  Yes it has a very expensive parts I hope but are we talking about merely craftsmanship and R&D that makes it what it is? That's very thin.  It's an amplifier.

Preamplifiers at least have volume controls and source selectors and a remote control which makes it a little bit complicated.  

@jumia 

Not to be unkind, but I think that the factors that make such an amplifier cost what it does have been explained in detail multiple times within this thread. If you still don't understand, I doubt that you ever will.