I only recently renewed my subscription to Stereophile after cancelling it (along with my subscription to TAS) years ago. I was sick of their pandering to products completely beyond my reach. Upon receiving my first copy, I was immediately reminded why I cancelled when they had some outrageously priced speaker on the cover and reviewed 3 hideously priced amplifiers. Initially, I started to reconsider my subscription and then an epiphany occurred: This is just like my car magazines.

As a gearhead, I have no interest in reading about Corrola's or Camry's, I want the scoop on the McLaren 675LT or Pagani Huayra, even though I will likely never be able to afford either. For non-gearheads, the idea of spending $400,000 on a car is as inane as an audiophile spending $27,000 on Wilson Sasha's and considering it a bargain. Is $15,000 for an audio system expensive? I don't know, is $81,000 for a 650hp Corvette Z06 too much for a car that will smoke just about anything that lines up against it? To me, the 'Vette is a bargain.

Perspective, indeed.