Let's all remember where the money goes in audio equipment. It is often said that the most expensive material in most speakers is generally the wood veneer. The box is said to be the most expensive part of an amplifier but I find that harder to believe. Certainly that applies to those ultraexorbitant speakers that used the last acre of some species of tree in the rainforest to make their veneer. I actually have an associate who is consulting me for am HT set up who actually said he is more concerned about the looks than the sound. Imagine saying this to a Vandersteen lover. If you've never seen Vandys they aren't going to win any awards for looks. Oh me of little wood!
Speaking of expenses that do not relate to the quality of the sound in overpriced products: Did anyone else read that Monster Cable bought the naming rights to Candlestick Park in San Francisco and it will now be called Monster Stadium? I am NOT making this up!
