"The more you spend, the closer you get to musical truth"
You have to look at the economics of what goes into the development and production of the product. More expensive does not necessarily mean better. Some companies (like the one in the articleand many of the products sold no doubt) have very high overhead, much of which has nothing to do with sound quality. I believe, most european imports these days carry a premium due to currency exchange rates for example.
Best values come from companies that invest heavily in R&D and quality control while keeping overhead as low as possible in general.
Nothing unique to high end audio here, though high end audio often presents some extreme cases in terms of costs and prices it seems.
You have to look at the economics of what goes into the development and production of the product. More expensive does not necessarily mean better. Some companies (like the one in the articleand many of the products sold no doubt) have very high overhead, much of which has nothing to do with sound quality. I believe, most european imports these days carry a premium due to currency exchange rates for example.
Best values come from companies that invest heavily in R&D and quality control while keeping overhead as low as possible in general.
Nothing unique to high end audio here, though high end audio often presents some extreme cases in terms of costs and prices it seems.