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Just like no one would pay $43k for a piece of jewellery or a car or a boat? Obviously, right?Please stop representing your value set as the universal norm. This is a site for stereophiles (the clue is in the name) and that is a pretty broad church!This is a hobby just like any other hobby and as such some people (esp those without families) will divert huge proportions of their disposable income towards it. I know several people who would (indeed have) spend $43k on a preamp and the irony is that those people don't earn any more than me (and probably you). They just have a different set of priorities. The two audiophiles I know with the most expensive ($200k+) systems are a self-employed computer programmer and a garage mechanic respectively.