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Old 03-31-2014, 08:44 PM
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I'm with Ivan too.......450K??? There's no way unless the majority was those few people who just happened to answer the poll!
The majority answered 450k and above. I also find it hard to believe.
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Old 03-31-2014, 08:50 PM
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You might not care what other people spend their money on. Manufacturers care and spend millions to find out.
taters.......I'm not a manufacturer. That's an entirely different subject from your original questions.
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Old 03-31-2014, 08:52 PM
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Stereophile or TAS (not sure which) did a poll of their readers on this exact thing and if I remember correctly the median (midpoint of the range not average) was in the $20Kish range if I remember correctly but they also showed the distribution of their readership ay different price ranges. I'll try to find it on the Google machine and post a link but that sounds right to me, when you consider the readership is already pre-selected (are all audiophiles) and into this hobby. I bet you the average for the typical non-audiophile household is in the hundreds of dollars and is typically fare bought at the big box retailers (HT in a box). The average household views Bose as a premium/high-end purchase. So two different groups altogether.
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Old 03-31-2014, 08:55 PM
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Cyril.......Maybe taters was reading the Robb Report forum.
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And they were asking how much people spent on their audio system not Including cost of room or treatments. The majority voted they spent 450k. Do you think they are telling the truth? Do people really spend that kind of money on an audio system? I have been to quite a few million dollar plus homes and I haven't seen one high end system yet.
Yeah. Either the sample size was small and only a few guys with systems like Ivan voted or people are exaggerating or both. C'mon, not everyone has top of the line, full-range Swiss-made equipment.
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WTP = Wishful Thinking Poll, but who really cares.

For me it's all about how many boxes I can sneak in the house, and not get thrown out.
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There's just no way 450k is the average. Look at the variety here on AA... I don't see many systems in that range. Some... But not many.
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My first thought was, who gives a hoot what other people spend on anything.
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I agree with you on that totally. Who really cares ? If they do then why ? No good reason I could see.
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45k more realstic IMHO...
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And they were asking how much people spent on their audio system not Including cost of room or treatments. The majority voted they spent 450k. Do you think they are telling the truth? Do people really spend that kind of money on an audio system? I have been to quite a few million dollar plus homes and I haven't seen one high end system yet.
Why are you talking about what people are saying on another forum? Can't you participate there?

Why are you looking to extend that discussion on AA by asking people here to judge if the commenters on another forum are truthful?

What's the point, taters?
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