@xahteiwi @dan I had these kinds of discussions around 25 years ago when I worked in an IT company, where the boss also was into HiEnd and helped design and produce speakers. The gear he had in his office was astounding.
But I also learnt to appreciate just how good good sounding gear sounds. Forever changed the price tag of Audio equipment I bought. (Around 2k is the sweet spot to get great audio). Luckily he wasn’t in that camp, but some of employees and colleagues…
@jcfischer @xahteiwi @dan That's the thing, there is a perceptible difference *at some level* mostly because €2000 is going to get you better drivers, higher quality materials and build. Much like the difference between a commercial violin and a hand-crafted one.
But the gains beyond that diminish quickly.