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I told my wife I wanted a Subwoofer for my 70th birthday.

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In Reply to: RE: thank for the info posted by beach cruiser on December 12, 2024 at 12:36:50

She asked how much it would cost. I said I could get one "for a thousand dollars." She seemed very reluctant, but said "okay." Later adding "$4000 seems like a lot of money." When I cleared it up that I said, "for a thousand," she was relieved. Even more so when Kef put their discontinued Kube 12b on sale for $600.

If you want to give your wife some perspective, take her into a stereo shop with you. I went to listen to a $1700 NuPrime amp. The dealer swapped it out for a $55,000 Soulution driving some similarly priced Magicos. She couldn't tell the difference, and I barely could. Then I told her the Nordost cables connecting that system costs more than my entire setup, she realized a lot of guys are even crazier than I am.

Maybe that's why $4000 for a subwoofer didn't freak her out.

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RE: I told my wife I wanted a Subwoofer for my 70th birthday. - Lew 14:58:06 12/17/24 (1)
My guess is that most men who use WAF as an excuse to cancel a sale are not being truthful, especially when it comes to something that is not going to alter the appearance of the listening room and/or that is priced modestly.
- +1 )MT( - J. S. Bach 11:27:28 12/19/24 (0)
  Later Gator,
  Dave
just a question of how much illusion one cares to chase. - beach cruiser 16:24:01 12/14/24 (0)
super expensive stuff tends to make me think the extreme subjectiveness of human hearing is in play, since most things that cost more , only cost more because they give a demonstrable return for a higher investment.

however, human hearing did not evolve to be logical, it merely thinks it reflects reality. one might logically think a five thousand dollar speaker wire has benefits over a five hundred dollar speaker wire, because of past market place experiences, but we are dealing here with how the mind interprets the illusion created by a reproduction of past audio events. there can be no finite answer without some kind of scientific test. And even the best testing might not agree with the reality brewed up inside one's head.

I am reminded of when my brother was leaving the Air Force and selling a little bug eyed sprite he used to chase around Tucson in his off duty hours. He bought it for a couple of hundred dollars, so offered to sell it for the same price he paid a few years earlier. he had not even an inquiry.

he raised the .asking price a thousand dollars , sold it to the first guy that came over, and continued to get offers to buy for days after the sale. simple perception of value because of the higher price.

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