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PJL · 18th Oct 2017, 8:03 pm

I do wonder if we are completely misreading the subject.

We are assuming that purchasers are being misled but for a minute consider the possibility that they are not "phools". What you may be observing was never intended to be science, more science fiction and a type of art form. People do not buy art for its function but for its meaning, what it says to them, and the desire to own something rare and exclusive and to feel important.

OK, like art collecting, it helps if you have more money than you can ever possibly spend and can afford to be frivolous.

18th Oct 2017, 8:03 pm	#286
PJL Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seaford, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 5,997	Re: Audiophoolery. 'Cable Break In' - I never knew that! I do wonder if we are completely misreading the subject. We are assuming that purchasers are being misled but for a minute consider the possibility that they are not "phools". What you may be observing was never intended to be science, more science fiction and a type of art form. People do not buy art for its function but for its meaning, what it says to them, and the desire to own something rare and exclusive and to feel important. OK, like art collecting, it helps if you have more money than you can ever possibly spend and can afford to be frivolous.