Holey smokes do some of you guys pour a lot of cash into this hobby.

[s dog]

After reading through the power cord thread, I see that some of you spend more on power cables than I spent on all 3 of my systems put together. Whenever I listen to any of my systems, I'm still overwhelmed by how good they sound. They seem incredible to me. They produce emotional responses on a daily bases.
What must your systems sound like? Will I burst into tears the moment they are turned on? Can they really be 10 or 20 times better? I just can't imagine how good a system like that would sound.
I have had a chance to hear a few hi-fi systems. I got to hear the Maggie 3.6's a few years back, as well as most of the Totem line. These were driven by Moon products with wires that looked like ribbon cables. They were incredible, but still don't match the cash I see spent around here. I've heard a few other systems up to about the $10k range, but nothing over that. What does a $100k system sound like?
Please tell me, how good can it get?

I have a denon 4800 receiver, klipcsh synergy speakers all the way around ,ps 1000 sub, two power amps and a denon1600 dvd player, 57'' toshiba tv and a panamax 4300 surge protector, I have less than $6000.00 in the whole system, A few months ago i had a chance to check out the klipsch THX speaker system which was hooked up to a denon 5805 and a denon 5910 dvd player. This setup cost around $20,000.00 bucks. [ without tv ] Now the ? is did it sound better than my $6000.00 system - yes it did sound better, but $14,000.00 better , no way in hell.

[GMichael]

I have a denon 4800 receiver, klipcsh synergy speakers all the way around ,ps 1000 sub, two power amps and a denon1600 dvd player, 57'' toshiba tv and a panamax 4300 surge protector, I have less than $6000.00 in the whole system, A few months ago i had a chance to check out the klipsch THX speaker system which was hooked up to a denon 5805 and a denon 5910 dvd player. This setup cost around $20,000.00 bucks. [ without tv ] Now the ? is did it sound better than my $6000.00 system - yes it did sound better, but $14,000.00 better , no way in hell.

But if $14,000 was just a week's pay, would it be worth it to you?

[calegrant]

I came into this forum uneducated and oblivious to most peoples intentions when making purchases I thought to be insane. I even went as far as to instigate a fight with florian (mistake) basesd on his decision to invest well over an average years salary to his hobby. I've since realized how moronic, ignorant, and out of place my statements were.

I personally get immense satisfaction when listening to my collection of live pearl jam records on my 2.5k system, satisfaction I'm surely certain I wouldn't get when listening to some of the most beloved orchestral music on a 450k system like th one mentioned earlier. The thing I question now is are the MAJORITY of these people who spend more on their hifi than a new mercedes enjoying the music or the stereo?

[GMichael]

I came into this forum uneducated and oblivious to most peoples intentions when making purchases I thought to be insane. I even went as far as to instigate a fight with florian (mistake) basesd on his decision to invest well over an average years salary to his hobby. I've since realized how moronic, ignorant, and out of place my statements were.

I personally get immense satisfaction when listening to my collection of live pearl jam records on my 2.5k system, satisfaction I'm surely certain I wouldn't get when listening to some of the most beloved orchestral music on a 450k system like th one mentioned earlier. The thing I question now is are the MAJORITY of these people who spend more on their hifi than a new mercedes enjoying the music or the stereo?

Yes, both.
But it's just a guess. I could be wrong.

[s dog]

But if $14,000 was just a week's pay, would it be worth it to you?

Yea, maybe