Quote Originally Posted by Feanor
High-end audio is all about high prices and high margins. It is all about persuading the consumer that the law of diminishing returns somehow does not apply to audio to the usual extent.
That response kinda saddens me. My guess is that you have never known or spoken with the principles of any high end company. MOST of them (in my experience of course) do not drive an S Class Mercedes as a result of "high margins". Jud Barber of Joule Electra runs his company from an office behind his house. All of their products are hand made. Sound Labs is another small company where you can directly speak or converse with Dr. West. JPS Labs is Joe P. Skubinski. VTL is run by Luke Manley and his wife, Bea. What all of these folks have in common is a passion for music. And the need to make a living. High end is not a "get rich quick" market.

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