"Rob" wrote in message
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Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Keith G
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"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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Yes - if the innocent or gullable are mislead into thinking you *have*
to pay for the above to obtain good quality results for the sound.

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The problem being that this [supply of 'high end' hifi] relies on
exploiting the ignorance of the
purchaser and misleading them into sending money, thinking they are
getting
something for the extra cash which they may not.


But they *are* getting something extra for the cash?! They're getting
status, myth-worship, and the aesthetic. More tangibly they could well be
getting higher quality components (from case to switches to electronics)
and controversially (but don't discount it) better sound. It's just a
product of marketing followed by competitive materialism with a whiff of
tangible benefit. 'Ignorant' is a bit strong IMO.

I do believe that people, on the whole, *know* this is going on.


The difficulty is trying to explain that a lot of people get their pleasure
from a lot of different things when it comes to stuff like hifi, which is
why I occasionally advise 'buy summat you can't really afford' - nothing
worse than getting a quick, easy and cheap solution to anything, it *never*
satisfies the demon within...