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I went over my credit card limit just reading about those purple beauties.
When I was younger (1970's), I used to see high end audio gear and think, "Man, if that were half the price, I'd could get it."
Now, even 90% off would be beyond me. I would honestly need a 99% discount to be able to buy the purple system, and even then it would be a huge hurt!
It's not just Hi Fi. When I was in high school, our school library, for absolutely unknown reason, had a subscription to a periodical called "Power and Motoryacht."
The rule then was about 1,000 dollars 'per foot,' and below 100 feet one could operate without a crew.
As a wee lad, I would think, "Man, if I work hard and get ahead, I could see buying a 98 foot yacht to drive around and live in instead of a house."
Now, the rule has inflated to 1 million dollars per meter. No yacht for me.
In 1971, Hugh Hefner bought the Playboy mansion for 1.1 million dollars (about the price of that purple system) and I remember thinking, "Man, if I work hard I could eventually buy a million dollar mansion like that."
Ha, in 2016, it sold for 100 million bucks.
It's not just the Universe that is expanding faster and faster!
Anyway, after I get my credit score up, I will buy a velvet jacket and a pipe and will finish reading the report.
Really amazing stuff, I am jealous you got to touch it and listen to it!!
Cheers.