Who buys $20,000 components?

[JohnnyAudio]

Who buys $20,000 components?

 

[Blumlein 88]

People with at least $20k or at least that much credit.

I've had speakers the current version of which costs near that much.

 

[Grotti]

People who can afford it and (mostly) don't care about science...

 

[Ultrasonic]

People with enough money?

I'm sensing there's an insinuation that it's silly to spend this much? Not for speakers IMHO.

 

[Esprit]

Who buys $20,000 components?

Who has $20,000 of their own or borrowed.

 

[A Surfer]

What is the purpose of asking a question the answer is already known for?

 

[terryforsythe]

Elon, Jeff and Bill.

 

[HalSF]

Who buys $20,000 components?

Do *you* have any thoughts at all on this question? I find tiny importunate bumper-sticker-sized OP kickoffs like this kind of frustrating.

 

[A Surfer]

Do *you* have any thoughts at all on this question? I find tiny importunate bumper-sticker-sized OP kickoffs like this kind of frustrating.

And yet we still take the bait and respond.

 

[DSJR]

The active speakers I once owned and loved, now sell for £20,000 or so the pair -

EFF ME!!! - In piano lacquered black as mine were, they're now £23900pr.

ATC SCM100ASL Active Speakers

The ATC SCM100ASL is an active speaker with built-in amplifiers, optimised for use with high-end hi-fi equipment to deliver outstanding sound quality.

dougbradyhifi.com

 

[egellings]

Elon, Jeff and Bill.

I wonder what those 3 people do for music listening. The can afford anything that would strike their fancy.

 

[Multicore]

I don't understand the question. Are you asking for people who have done so to put up their hands? Or to point at other ASR people who did?

 

[DonH56]

I have $20k components connected by $20 cables. Let heads explode.

 

[Zgrado1970]

People for whom $20K is not a lot of money.

 

[xray]

Elon, Jeff and Bill.

But definitely not Warren.

 

[DonH56]

People for whom $20K is not a lot of money.

Or for whom it is a lot, but saved for years to get there.

All these threads seem to target folk for spending "excessive" money. To my boys, $2k on an AVR is too much. To me, $200k on a pair of speakers is too much. In between is a massive grey area. We can argue and denigrate people for spending whatever we deem to be "excessive" all day long but it seems rather petty to me. I would just shut these type of threads down as they rarely seem to have any sort of positive outcome.

I had Revel F206's, listened to F208's, then got a great deal on Salon2's that sounded better to me as well as had somewhat better specs. Plenty of folk thought I should have been happy with the F206's, but in the end it is my choice. I can demo why I prefer the Salon2's but frankly don't care about trying to convince anyone.

Where I will debate is about things like cables and such that offer no obvious engineering benefit, and the aesthetic benefits seem to be grossly outweighed by often outrageous prices. I try to avoid being judgmental solely on price, but will argue sonic claims that contradict known science.

Meh, better things to do on a Saturday.

 

[Petrushka]

Speakers may technically be components, but for me the word refers to electronics.

There is nothing in that price range I want.

There is something frivolous I might want, and that is a local hard copy of all the music I listen to.

 

[coonmanx]

Who buys a 100K car? Someone who has 100K...

There is nothing wrong with spending your money how you see fit. I don't have 20K in the bank so I don't own a 20K system. Would I if I could? Possibly. But first I would want to not live in a crappy apartment...

 

[DonH56]

Speakers may technically be components, but for me the word refers to electronics.

There is nothing in that price range I want.

There is something frivolous I might want, and that is a local hard copy of all the music I listen to.

I have an SDP-75, a JBL rebadged Trinnov Altitude 32 with presets for various JBL and Revel speakers, that is in the $20k range. I got a good deal on a B-stock that was returned unopened by a dealer for an upgrade. At the time, the options for 15 channels were very limited, and the flexibility and "end-game" capabilities of the SDP-75 made it reasonable especially compared to the money I'd spent in the previous ten years or so on more advanced AVRs. I never expected to have something so expensive, but have been happy with it. Worth it? Eye of the beholder...

 

[pablolie]

20k isn't that much money in HiFi these days? Note I am not claiming someone can't build a top performing system for much less - of course one can.

But many of the widely praised speakers around ASR fans cost between 5k to 20k and some more. So there is some solid performance-based rationale to go for those Genelec's or Dutch&Dutch or Revel etc etc.

And where to set the price limits between what's "ASR budget approved" and wherever "Audio Esoterica" starts?

In general, it's none of my business what people make with their money, anyhow.