[paulsherwin]

A lot of people think that expensive digital interconnects give better results than cheap ones. They may be better made or more reliable but they won't make an audible or visible difference. I've tried explaining this to people in the past and they just go blank or mutter 'you get what you pay for' so I don't bother now.

I buy my HDMI cables from eBay or Poundland.

There seem to be 3 separate motivations for ultra expensive hifi purchases:

1. People who are taken in by the pseudoscience and genuinely think it will sound better for 'scientific' reasons;
2. People who are risk averse and have no understanding of the technology, so assume expensive means better;
3. People who just want a very expensive product, either to show off or because it makes them feel good.