What is the current retail cost of your reference system?

having been a high end residential real estate developer for twenty plus years, having seen hundreds if not thousands of very expensive homes, i can personally attest that people with money to burn and people with good taste are quite often in non-overlapping sets

that said, in the minority of cases where tremendous spending power meets great knowledge, well expended effort, and highly refined taste, the result can be truly exquisite

this reality certainly applies to stereo equipment and systems too

@tonywinga  +1

@bigtwin - Inspired commentary!

"Point is, why do we judge people for the amount of money they spend on their hobby?"

I judge people when they are jerks. Not when they disclose how much money they spent on X.

Here is my "favorite" quote: "But I didn’t buy a boat"

meaning the dude thinks he is so modest by depriving himself of a boat, he deserves his 100K rig. I know many of you don’t understand the audacity (hint: 97.6% of the people can afford to pay even the docking fees) which is exactly the point.

If you have the money, you do whatever you want with it. When you justify (again your money, don’t need justify it) it with BS or your explanation is just pure insensitive bragging, it might make you look like a unpleasant human being.

@tonywinga ​​@jjss49 and similar posts ...

I find it reassuring that in a thread with the potential for a great deal of acrimony, 

you guys inject a strong dose of common sense ...

Thanks for that!