Mapman...jealousy doesn't become you...!.do you frequent sports car sites and bemoan the fact that some people actually pay >$100,000 for a Porsche...or Ferrari..?...It's all relative...High Fidelity Cables ..to those who can afford them are , in some cases, a means to an end in their search for the ultimate cable.Why would anyone,ie you, want to belittle their happiness with the music they love.? It speaks volumes about your insecurities.No one, that is secure within himself, begrudges anyone else's happiness.Very sad indeed...This thread is about HF cables....If you haven't tried the cables..which you apparently haven't, you can't comment on them pro or con....If you haven't tried them....find another thread to troll.Rick's cables are the best some of us have tried.....enough said..