On Jun 3, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote: > >> >> Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere >> $500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than >> anyone will ever need? > > The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300 > speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods. I have to partially disagree here. In my youth (early 80's), when I had hair and good hearing, I could tell the difference between $200 pr KMart specials, $500pr Klipschs, $900pr Polks (top of the line, which I bought) and, the Quad ESL63s ($5,000 pr, iirc). Yes, there is a point of diminishing returns, and for most people the low (not bottom) end is the sweet spot. But there will always be people for whom the last little improvement is worth the extraordinary price jump. Whether it is the professional musician or rich audiophile hobbyist buying the B & O speakers or that Mac enthusiast who paid the extra $700 (20% price bump) for less than a 10% speed increase in buying the 733MHz DA over the 667MHZ back in the day, there will always be that market. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
