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Or it's real but it's such diminishing returns that the first 50 bucks makes more difference than the next 10000. | Or it's real but it's such diminishing returns that the first 50 bucks makes more difference than the next 10000. | ||
: Because sure, the ''cheapest'' devices are only there to make a sound at all -- the cheapest of ''anything'' is generally not good -- but we've had decades to do refine "doing the thing halfway decently" so that it isn't that much more expensive anymore. | : Because sure, the ''cheapest'' devices are only there to make a sound at all -- the cheapest of ''anything'' is generally not good -- but we've had decades to do refine "doing the thing halfway decently" so that it isn't that much more expensive anymore. | ||
Diminishing returns means | |||
: Do things still get better? A little. | |||
: Do things get more expensive? A lot. | |||
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Because I don't mind a decent audio system -- it's just not my identity, or my moneypit hobby, and also I don't have the disposable income. | Because I don't mind a decent audio system -- it's just not my identity, or my moneypit hobby, and also I don't have the disposable income. | ||
People will differ in how much disposable income you want to throw at the diminishing returns. | |||
''I'm'' not, but if you're doing to do that, wouldn't you like to know what the money is best thrown at? | |||
Any salesperson out to sell you the thing with the bigger number is not going to think like that, so we're on our own here. | |||
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