Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component?

@esarhaddon1 

Very well said… sage advice. 
 

Best!

Right NOW I'm listening to the best sounding Maggies in their entire line.....The LRS+ for a grand....with PeaCHTREE 400 wATT gAN 400 AND aUDIO-gd 10 TUBED PRE AMP he1- xlr....aUDIO mIRROR dac AND cec TRANSPORT ....Less than 20K and better than what I heard at the Florida show in 90% of the rooms.   Capitals are to attract attention.  And this system is Better than all these Big Buck systems because it makes Beautiful Live Music. You don't have to spend a fortune !

$10k per component.  Prove me wrong. 

Not for a single second that I'd buy your bs. The last part about Elon Musk's money. If you had Elon Musk money, you'd buy the bestest and most expensive piece of gear without a second thought.

So yes, you are "crazy for saying that". And the youtuber you're talking about is Jay's audio lab. That dude is more confusing than you. And the word I'd never use to describe him is "informative". 

That dude is a strange fella, he supposedly has hundred of thousands of dollars in audio gear, but he's trying to make pennies through youtube audio niche. 

Arbitrary price caps, along with its polar opposite ad hoc arbitrary high strata spending can both be a recipe for disappointment.

Ignore drinking all the arbitrary $$ factor KoolAid with all its resultant hyperbole at both ends of futile $$ spectrum debates.

The philosophy is clear: an “affordable” speaker with comparatively “higher” price quality amplification and source makes more sense than an “expensive” speaker with a comparatively “cheap” amp and source.