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Originally Posted by PJL
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.
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This is an excellent observation, how many times do you see audio hardware from this quarter that does not somehow have an outwardly... well... meaningful appearance?
Steve.
PS Please, why should this thread be either closed or deleted? It's the most fun I've ever read here and is in addition to that a very interesting discussion
