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  2. From: chased@rbbb.Eng.Sun.COM (David Chase)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.audio
  4. Subject: Re: >Why do people buy speakers that cost >$1000/pair ?
  5. Message-ID: <lj4n0eINN2jf@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
  6. Date: 18 Dec 92 23:17:34 GMT
  7. References: <184585@pyramid.pyramid.com> <1992Dec10.192809.16117@ohsu.edu> <Bz2F5I.6GC@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
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  12. In article <Bz2F5I.6GC@comp.vuw.ac.nz> brian@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Brian Boutel) writes:
  13. >
  14. >In article <1992Dec10.192809.16117@ohsu.edu>, bellutta@ohsu.EDU
  15. (Paolo Bellutta) writes:
  16. > [If I cannot hear the difference, I don't buy the more expensive item.]
  17.  
  18. >Suppose for a moment that there are differences, and that you can *learn* to hear
  19. >them. In that case, should you learn, and then need to buy better cables, or not
  20. >learn, and save money?  
  21.  
  22. Suppose for a moment that you have a finite amount of money.  Would
  23. you rather spend $500 on fractionally better sound that you might
  24. someday learn to hear, or would you rather spend $500 on expanding
  25. your collection of music?
  26.  
  27. David Chase
  28. Sun
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