OMG, would someone please enlighten me as to what justifies such a ridiculous price tag ??
Dear Dave,
I thought about these insane prices a lot.
I think there is some good in these. We are in the hiend territory here.
It's not just hifi, in any product category, when you are beyond reasonable, practical specifications, list prices are determined not by cost but by customer's wealth and motive.
Capitalism accumulates too much wealth on few people and there are not enough products present to buy with all this wealth when every product is priced sensibly. So they increase the price of hiend products as much as the elite market bears. That's not a bad thing. It's good. It helps excessive wealth to be redistributed to masses. That's why great hifi companies like Wilson Audio and Transparent Audio etc. can keep doing what they do and stay in business, provide jobs. If every product in hifi was priced sensibly and costwise, nobody would try to push the envelope for the next thing.
I'm not judging, I am not filthy rich
but I'm ok and I am part of the equation too. I am using a speaker cable that had a list price around 24K. I know as a product there is nothing, nothing that can justify this price. But 1) I could pay for it (on second hand
) 2) my system plays better with it and 3) I feel just
good owning it.
I sincerely think no one is fool or naive in this. The rich
knows he/she is paying many times more than what the product is worth but does it anyway because he/she can.
We will all die very soon so it's not a big deal if you have the means. The rest also enjoys the wealth transferred into the hobby as better performing budget products and stronger brands.
So, I can not buy these Stage 3 cords but I am happy that they exist and some people can buy them. It's good for everybody in this hobby.
Love and respect,
Cagdas.