“Levinson says the current high-end audio world has become a mafia that tries to take as much money as possible from music lovers while only giving the same things over and over again in new packages.”
Mark Levinson says that not only are some products unreasonably expensive, they are marketed cynically, taking advantage of customers, and product integrity and sound quality suffers.
Buyer beware, and be aware.
https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/05/audiophile-icon-calls-mafia-tactics-luxury-audio/
Perhaps I’ve been misunderstanding things, as I thought high-end meant best performance, but perhaps it means most expensive.
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